The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts twice
Narrator in the source: ‘Abdullāh ibn Zayd
‘Abdullāh ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts twice.- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Al-Bukhāri
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 65082 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ رضي الله عنه: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ.Understand this hadith
When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, he would sometimes wash each body part of the parts of ablution once - washing the face - including rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nostrils - and the hands and feet twice.
Lessons from the hadith
- It is obligatory to wash the body parts of ablution at least once. However, more than once is recommended.
- It is permissible to sometimes wash the body parts of ablution twice.
- It is prescribed to wipe over the head once.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (1/ 43) (158)، إرشاد الساري لشرح صحيح البخاري (1/ 244).