Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 116
The Manner of The Prophet's Wudu'
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَأَبُو تَوْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّةَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا - رضى الله عنه - تَوَضَّأَ فَذَكَرَ وُضُوءَهُ كُلَّهُ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا - قَالَ - ثُمَّ مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَإِنَّمَا أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أُرِيَكُمْ طُهُورَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Translation
Abu Hayyah said
Musaddad and Abu Tawbah narrated to us: They said, Abu Al-Ahwas narrated to us. And [alternatively] 'Amr ibn 'Awn narrated to us, informing us that Abu Al-Ahwas narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu Hayyah, who said: I saw 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, perform ablution—and he mentioned his entire ablution, [washing each part] three times—then he wiped his head, then washed his feet up to the ankles, and then said: I only wanted to show you the purification of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.