It was narrated that Safwan bin 'Assal said:""I poured water for the Prophet on journeys and as a resident, when he performed ablution

Umm 'Ayyash, the slave woman of Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, said:""I used to help the Messenger of Allah perform ablution, when I was standing and he was sitting

Sa'eed bin Musayyab and Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman narrated that :Abu Hurairah used to say: ""The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has poured water on it two or three times, for none of you knows where his hand spent the night

It was narrated from Salim from his father that:The Messenger of Allah said: ""When anyone of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has washed it

It was narrated that Jabir said:""The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of oyu gets up from sleep and wants to perform ablution, he should not put his hand into the vessel he used for ablution until he has washed it, because he does not know where his hand spent the night or where he put it.'"" [(One of the narrators) Abu Ishaq said: ""What is correct is that it is narrated from Jabir, from Abu Hurairah

It was narrated that Harith said:""'Ali called for water, and he washed his hands before putting them in the vessel, then he said: 'This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah doing

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that:The Messenger of Allah said: ""There is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before doing it)

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed bin Zaid said:""The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it)

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:""The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it)

It was narrated by 'Abdul-Muhaimin bin 'Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi, from his father, from his grandfather, that:The Prophet said: ""There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it). There is no prayer for one who does not send blessing, (Salat) upon the Prophet, and there is no prayer for one who does not love the Ansar."" (Da'if) Another chain with similar wording

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:The Messenger of Allah liked to start on the right when purifying himself, when combing his hair and when putting on his footwear

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:""The Messenger of Allah said: 'When you perform ablution, start on the right.'"" (Da'if) Another chain with similar wording

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that:The Messenger of Allah rinsed his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils from one scoop of water

It was narrated from 'Ali that:The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and he rinsed his mouth three times, and sniffed water up into his nose three times from one handful

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Ansari said:""The Messenger of Allah came to us and asked us for water for ablution. I brought water to him and he rinsed his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils from one handful

It was narrated that Salamah bin Qais said to me:The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'When you perform ablution, clean your nose, and when you use pebbles to clean yourself after defecating, use an odd number

It was narrated from 'Asim bin Laqit bin Sabrah that his father said:""I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Tell me about ablution.' He said: 'Perform ablution properly and sniff water up into your nostrils, thoroughly, unless you are fasting

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:'Sniff up water into the nostrils thoroughly, two or three times

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:""The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever performs ablution, let him clean his nose, and whoever uses pebbles to clean himself after defecating, let him use an odd number

It was narrated that Thabit bin Abi Safiyyah Ath-Thumali said:""I asked Abu Ja'far: Was it narrated to you from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Prophet performed ablution washing each part once?' He said: 'Yes.' I said: 'And each part twice, and each part thrice?' He said: 'Yes

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:""I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution, taking one handful (of water) at a time

It was narrated that 'Umar said:""I saw the Messenger of Allah during the campaign of Tabuk performing ablution, washing each part once

It was narrated that Shaqiq bin Salamah said:""I saw `Uthman and `Ali performing ablution, washing each part three times, and they said: 'This is how the Messenger of Allah used to perform ablution.'"" (Hasan) Another chain with similar wording

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar:Performed ablution washing each part three times, and he attributed that to the Prophet

It was narrated from 'Aishah and Abu Hurairah that:The Prophet did ablution washing each part three times

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Awfa said:""I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution, washing each part three times, and wiping his head once

It was narrated that Abu Malik Ash'ari said:""The Messenger of Allah used to perform ablution washing each part three times

It was narrated from Rabi' bint Mu'awwidh bin 'Afra' that:The Messenger of Allah performed ablution washing each part three times

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:""The Messenger of Allah performed ablution washing each part once. He said: 'This is the ablution of the person from whom Allah will not accept his prayer without it.' Then he performed ablution washing each part twice, and he said: 'This is the ablution that Allah appreciates.' Then he performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: 'This is how ablution is performed properly, and this is my ablution and the ablution of the Close Friend of Allah, Ibrahim. Whoever performs ablution like this, then on completing it says: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu' (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammed is His servant and His Messenger), eight gates of Paradise will be opened to him and he may enter through whichever one he wants

It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka'b that:The Messenger of Allah called for water and performed ablution once. He said: ""This is the minimum requirement of ablution' or he said: 'The ablution of one who, if he does not perform this ablution, Allah will not accept his prayer."" Then he performed ablution washing each part twice, and he said: 'This is the ablution of one who, if he performs it, Allah will give him two shares of reward."" Then he performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: 'This is my ablution and the ablution of the Messengers who were sent before me