The Book of Purification and its Sunnah

It was narrated that Ibn Firasi said:

"I was fishing and I had a vessel with me in which I kept water, and I used seawater for ablution. I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'Its water is a means of purification, and its dead meat is permissible.'"

It was narrated from Jabir that:

The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about seawater, and he said: "Its water is a means of purification, and its dead meat is permissible." (Hasan) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated that Mughirah bin Shu'bah said:

"The Prophet (ﷺ) went out to relieve himself and when he came back, I met him with a water skin and poured water for him. He washed his hands and his face, then he went to wash his forearms but his garment was too tight, so he brought his arms out from underneath his garment and washed them, then he wiped over his leather socks, then he led us in prayer."

It was narrated that Rubai' bint Mu'awwidh said:

"I brought a basin of water to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: 'Pour it,' so I poured it and he washed his face and forearms, then he took fresh water and wiped his head, front and back, and then he washed his feet. He washed each part three times."

It was narrated that Safwan bin 'Assal said:

"I poured water for the Prophet (ﷺ) on journeys and as a resident, when he performed ablution."

Umm 'Ayyash, the slave woman of Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, said:

"I used to help the Messenger of Allah perform ablution, when I was standing and he was sitting."

Sa'eed bin Musayyab and Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman narrated that :

Abu Hurairah used to say: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has poured water on it two or three times, for none of you knows where his hand spent the night,'"

It was narrated from Salim from his father that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "When anyone of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has washed it."

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of oyu gets up from sleep and wants to perform ablution, he should not put his hand into the vessel he used for ablution until he has washed it, because he does not know where his hand spent the night or where he put it.'" [(One of the narrators) Abu Ishaq said: "What is correct is that it is narrated from Jabir, from Abu Hurairah."]

It was narrated that Harith said:

"'Ali called for water, and he washed his hands before putting them in the vessel, then he said: 'This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah doing.'"

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "There is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before doing it)."

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed bin Zaid said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it).'"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it).'"

It was narrated by 'Abdul-Muhaimin bin 'Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi, from his father, from his grandfather, that:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it). There is no prayer for one who does not send blessing, (Salat) upon the Prophet, and there is no prayer for one who does not love the Ansar." (Da'if) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:

The Messenger of Allah liked to start on the right when purifying himself, when combing his hair and when putting on his footwear.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When you perform ablution, start on the right.'" (Da'if) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that:

The Messenger of Allah rinsed his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils from one scoop of water.

It was narrated from 'Ali that:

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and he rinsed his mouth three times, and sniffed water up into his nose three times from one handful.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Ansari said:

"The Messenger of Allah came to us and asked us for water for ablution. I brought water to him and he rinsed his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils from one handful."

It was narrated that Salamah bin Qais said to me:

The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'When you perform ablution, clean your nose, and when you use pebbles to clean yourself after defecating, use an odd number.'"