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94. It was narrated that 'Abd Khair said: "I saw 'Alī call for a chair and he sat down, then he called for water in a vessel and washed his hands three times, then he rinsed his mouth and nose with one hand, three times. Then he washed his face three times, and his hands three times. Then he dipped his hand in the vessel and wiped his head, then he washed each
foot three times. Then he said: 'Whoever would like to see how the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ performed Wudû', this is his Wudû.'"(Ṣāḥih)
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"Bi Kaffin Wahid" one translation or interpretation of this wording is "with one handful," which signifies that rinsing out the mouth and nostril-snuffing were simultaneously performed with the right hand. Another rendering of the phrase is "with only one palmful," which means scooping out water only once, and then putting some of it into the mouth and the rest into the nose. This is called Wasl or coupling. Imām Ash-Shafī regards it (i.e., rinsing one's mouth and sniffing water up one's nose) as being Masnūn (established by the Prophet's ﷺ practice), while Hanafi scholars believe that the two actions should be done separately - with a notable pause between rinsing the mouth and sniffing water up one's nose.
