حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْإِسْکَنْدَرَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْمُؤَذِّنُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّيْمِيِّ قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْکَةَ عَنْ الْوُضُوئِ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ سُئِلَ عَنْ الْوُضُوئِ فَدَعَا بِمَائٍ فَأُتِيَ بِمِيضَأَةٍ فَأَصْغَاهَا عَلَی يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَی ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَهَا فِي الْمَائِ فَتَمَضْمَضَ ثَلَاثًا وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلَاثًا وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَی ثَلَاثًا وَغَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَی ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَأَخَذَ مَائً فَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَأُذُنَيْهِ فَغَسَلَ بُطُونَهُمَا وَظُهُورَهُمَا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيْنَ السَّائِلُونَ عَنْ الْوُضُوئِ هَکَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد أَحَادِيثُ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الصِّحَاحُ کُلُّهَا تَدُلُّ عَلَی مَسْحِ الرَّأْسِ أَنَّهُ مَرَّةً فَإِنَّهُمْ ذَکَرُوا الْوُضُوئَ ثَلَاثًا وَقَالُوا فِيهَا وَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْکُرُوا عَدَدًا کَمَا ذَکَرُوا فِي غَيْرِهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 108
Abdur-Rahman al-TamiI reported: Ibn Abi Mulaikah was asked about ablution. He said: I saw Uthman bin Affan who was asked about ablution. He called for water. A vessel was then brought to him. He inclined it towords his right hand (poured water upon it). He then put it in the water three times, and washed his face three times. He then put his hand in the water and took it out; then he wiped his head and ears, in and out only once. He then washed his feet, and said: Where are those who asked me to perform ablution? I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing ablution like that. Abu Dawud said: All the sound traditions narrated by Uthman indicated that the head is to be wiped once, because they mentioned (the washing of each part in) ablution three times. In their versions of tradition they mentioned the wordings: “he wiped his head. ” In this case they did not mention any number as they did in other cases.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020