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117. 'Ubaidullāh Al-Khawlānī narrated from Ibn 'Abbās, who said: "‘Alī — meaning Ibn Abī Tālib — visited me after having urinated. He called for water in order to perform ablution, so a bowl with water was placed before him. He said: ‘O Ibn ‘Abbās. Should I not show you how the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to perform Wudū?' I said ‘Yes.’ So he poured water onto his hand and washed it, then inserted his right hand (inside the bowl), and poured water onto his other hand with it. He then washed his hands, and performed Madmadah and Istinthār. He then inserted both hands into the container and took out a handful of water, and splashed it on his face. He then used his thumbs to wash the front part of his ears. He repeated this a second and a third time. He then used his right hand to scoop up some water, which he splashed on his forehead, and allowed the water to drip down his face. Then, he washed his forearms up to the elbows three times. He then wiped his head, and the back of his ears. He then put both his hands (in the container) and took out a handful of water, which he splashed onto his feet while he was wearing sandals."
I ('Ubaidullāh) said: "While he was
wearing sandals?" He (Ibn 'Abbās) replied: "(Yes,) while he was wearing sandals." I ('Ubaidullāh) said: "While he was wearing sandals?" He (Ibn 'Abbās) replied: "(Yes,) while he was wearing sandals." I ('Ubaidullāh) said: "While he was wearing sandals?" He (Ibn 'Abbās) replied: "(Yes,) while he was wearing sandals." (Hasan)
Abū Dāwūd said: The Hadīth of Ibn Juraij from Shaibah resembles the Hadīth of 'Alī, because Hajjāj bin Muḥammad said in it, reporting from Ibn Juraij: "And he wiped his head once." And Ibn Wahb said in it, reporting from Ibn Juraij: "And he wiped his head three times."[1]
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Commentary
According to this Hadīth, 'Alī ﷺ passed water over his face a fourth time, after he had already washed it three times over. Doing so is permissible but three times is better.
