Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #45792

Abdullah told us, Amr bin Muhammad bin Bukair al-Naqid told us, Al-Alaa bin Hilal al-Raqqi told us, Ubayd Allah bin Amr told us, on the authority of Zaid Ibn Abi Anisa, on the authority of Abi Ishaq, on the authority of Abi Hayya, he said: Ali, may God be pleased with him, said: Shall I not show you what a prophet was like? May God’s prayers and peace be upon him. He performs ablution. We said, “Yes.” He said, “Bring me a basin and a pot of water.” He washed his hands three times, sniffed the water three times, and rinsed it out three times. He washed his face three times, his hands up to the elbows three times, wiped his head three times, and washed his feet three times.