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434. 'Amr bin Yahya narrated that his father said to 'Abdullâh bin Zaid who was the grandfather of 'Amr bin Yahya: "Can you show me how the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to perform ablution?" 'Abdullâh bin Zaid said: "Yes." So he called for water, poured it over his hands and washed his hands twice. Then he rinsed his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils three times. Then he washed his face three times and his arms up to the elbows twice. Then he wiped his head with his hands, from front to back. He started at the front of his head, then went with them to the nape of his neck, then he brought them back, returning them to the place he started, then he washed his feet." (Sahih)
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a. It is in order to wash some of the parts twice and others thrice during ablution. However, the head is to be wiped only once.
b. Wiping the ears is also a part of wiping the head.
c. 'He went with his hands to the nape of his neck, then he brought them back' means that the Prophet ﷺ did the passing of hands from the front of the head to the nape of the neck and back to the place he had started, as one continued action, not two separate actions.
