Hadith 40

Bulugh al-Maram

Book 1: The Book of Purification

Chapter 4

Ablution (Wudu)

باب الوضوء

Bulugh al-Maram 35
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- ‏-فِي صِفَةِ اَلْوُضُوءِ‏- قَالَ: { وَمَسَحَ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-بِرَأْسِهِ, فَأَقْبَلَ بِيَدَيْهِ وَأَدْبَرَ.‏ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏
‘Abdullah bin Zaid bin ‘Aasim (rad) describing the nature of ablution performance:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) wiped his head from the forehead to the back of his head and then back to the forehead with his (wet) hands. [ Agreed upon ].