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.

• 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.

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2. Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles
3. Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship
4. Purification
5. Ablution
6. Method of Ablution
7. Hadith

• The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to take a ritual bath with one Sā‘ up to five Mudds, and he used to perform ablution with one Mudd
• If any of you wakes up from his sleep, let him blow water out of his nose three times, as the devil spends the night on his nostrils
• The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to run the water around his elbows while performing ablution
• The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution; he rinsed his mouth thrice and blew water out of his nose thrice. He then washed his face thrice and his right and left forearms thrice, then he t...