English Translation

Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini narrates from his father, who said to Hadrat Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Asim (may Allah be well pleased with him) — who was the grandfather of Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini — 'Can you show me how the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to perform ablution?' Hadrat Abdullah ibn Zayd replied: 'Yes.' He then called for ablution water. He poured it over his hands and washed them; then he rinsed his mouth and cleaned his nose three times; then he washed his face three times; then he washed his hands up to the elbows twice each; then he wiped his head with both hands, moving them forward and backward — he began from the front of his head, took them back to the nape, then returned them to the place where he started. Then he washed his feet.