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247. It was narrated that Abū Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahmān said: "Āishah described how the Prophet ﷺ performed Ghusl for Janābah. She said: 'He used to wash his hands three times, then pour water with his right hand onto his left and wash his private part and whatever was on it.' - (One of the narrators) 'Umar said: "I think he said: 'He would pour water with his
right hand onto his left hand three times.” – “Then he would rinse his mouth three times and his nose three times, and wash his face and hands three times, then he would pour water over his head three times, then pour water over himself.” (Hasan)
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The first washing of hands was with a view to achieving cleanliness so that the vessel may not become defiled. To wash the hands again after cleansing the private parts and thighs is an actual component of ablution. Hence, the hands should be washed again. One should wash the feet in the last, a component of ablution that is not mentioned in these narrations. Some other reports, however, do in fact mention it (Sahīh Al-Bukhārī, Ghusl: 249).
