Hadith 39

Bulugh al-Maram

Book 1: The Book of Purification

Chapter 4

Ablution (Wudu)

باب الوضوء

Bulugh al-Maram 34
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- ‏-فِي صِفَةِ وُضُوءِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ‏- قَالَ: { وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَاحِدَةً.‏ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُد َ 1‏ .‏
‘Ali (rad) regarding the description of the ablution of the Prophet (ﷺ):

He (the Prophet) wiped his head (with water) only once. [Reported by Abu Da’ud, An-Nasa’i, AtTirmidhi with a Sahih Sanad (authentic chain of narrators). At-Tirmidhi said, “It’s the most Hadith on this subject”].