Narrated Al-Miqdam ibn Madikarib al-Kindi: The ablution water was brought to the Messenger ﷺ and he performed ablution; he washed his hands up to wrists three times, then washed his forearms three times. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water three times; then he wiped his head and ears inside and outside.

Al-Miqdam bin Madikarib reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he placed his palms on the front of the head. Then he moved them until he reached the nape. He then returned them to the place from where he had started.

Another version says: He wiped his ears inside and outside. Hisham adds: He inserted his fingers in the ear-holes.

Narrated Muawiyah: Abul Azhar al-Mughirah ibn Farwah and Yazid ibn Abu Malik reported: Muawiyah performed ablution before the people, as he saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he took a handful of water and poured it with his left hand over the middle of his head so much so that drops of water came down or almost came down. Then he wiped (his head) from its front to its back and from its back to its front.

Another version says: He performed each part of the ablution three times and washed his feet times without number.

Narrated Ar-Rubayyi daughter of Muawwidh ibn Afra: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to come to us. He once said: Pour ablution water on me. She then described how the Prophet ﷺ performed ablution saying: He washed his hands up to wrist three times and washed his face three times, and rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water once. Then he washed his forearms three times and wiped his head twice beginning from the back of his head, then wiped its front. He wiped his ears outside and inside. Then he washed his feet three times. Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by Musaddad carries the same meaning.

Ibn Uqail reported this tradition with a slight change of wording. In his tradition he said: He rinsed his mouth three times and snuffed up water three times.

Al-Rubayyi daughter of Muawwidh bin Afra reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution in her presence. He wiped the whole of his head from its upper to the lower part moving every side. He did not move the hair from their original position.

Al-Rubayyi daughter of Muawwidh bin Afra said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing ablution. He wiped his head front and back, his temples and his ears once.

Al-Rubayyi reported: The Prophet ﷺ wiped his head with water which was left over in his hand.