1. The Book of Purification and its Sunnah

It was narrated from Kabshah bint Ka'b, who was married to one of the sons of Ab Qatadah, that:

She poured water for Abu Qatadah to perform ablution. A cat came and drank the water, and he tilted the vessel for it. She started looking at it (in surprise) and he said: "O daughter of my brother, do you find it strange? The Messenger of Allah said: 'They (cats) are not impure, they are of those w…

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"The Messenger of Allah and I used to perform ablution from a single vessel, when the cat had drunk from it beforehand."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "Cats do not invalidate the prayer, because they are one of the things that are useful in the house."

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"One of the wives of the Prophet took a bath from a large vessel, then the Prophet came and had a bath or ablution, and she said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I was sexually impure.' He said: 'Water does not become impure.'"

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that:

One of the wives of the Prophet took a bath to cleanse herself from sexual impurity, then the Prophet performed ablution and had a bath with the water left over from her ablution."

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas, from Maimunah the wife of the Prophet, that :

the Prophet performed ablution with the water left over after she had taken a bath to cleanse herself from sexual impurity.

It was narrated from Hakam bin 'Amr that:

The Messenger of Allah forbade men to perform ablution with the left over water by a woman.

It was narrated that `Abdullah bin Sarjis said:

"The Messenger of Allah forbade men to perform ablution with the water left over by a woman, and women to perform ablution with water left over by a man, however both (spouses) may start to perform their ablutions at the same time." Abu `Abdullah Ibn Majah said: "The first (narration) is correct, a…

It was narrated that 'Ali said:

"The Prophet and his wife would take a bath from one vessel, but neither of them would have a bath with the leftover water of the other." (Daif)

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"The Messenger of Allah and I would take a bath from a single vessel."

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that his maternal aunt Maimunah said:

"The Messager of Allah and I used to take bath from a single vessel."

It was narrated from Umm Hani that :

The Prophet and Maimunah took a bath from a single vessel, a large bowl in which they were some traces of dough.

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:

"The Messenger of Allah and his wives used to take a bath from a single vessel."

Zainab the daughter of Umm Salamah narrated from Umm Salamah that:

She and the Messenger of Allah used to take a bath from a single vessel.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"Men and women used to perform ablution from a single vessel during the time of the Messenger of Allah."

It was narrated that Umm Subyah Al-Juhaniyyah said:

"Often my hand would touch the hand of the Messenger of Allah while performing ablution from a single vessel." (Hasan) Abu `Abdullah bin Majah said: "I heard Muhammad say: 'Umm Subyah was Khawlah bint Qais. I mentioned that to Abu Zur`ah and he said: "It is true."

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:

The Prophet and she used to perform ablution together for prayer.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud that :

On the night of the jinn, the Messenger of Allah said to him: "Do you have water for ablution?" He said: "No, I have nothing, but some Nabidh in a vessel." He said: "Good dates and pure water (i.e. there is no harm from the mixing of the two)." So he performed ablution with it. This is the narration…

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas that :

On the night of the Jinn the Messenger of Allah said to Ibn Mas'ud: "Do you have water?" He said: "No, only some Nabidh in a large water skin." The Messenger of Allah said: "Good dates and pure water." (i.e. there is no harm from the mixing of the two.) Pour it for me." He said: "So I performed ablu…

It was narrated that Mughirah bin Abu Burdah, who was from the tribe of Banu 'Abdud-Dar, said that:

He heard Abu Hurairah say: "A man came to the Messenger of Allah and said: "O Messenger of Allah, we travel by sea and carry a small amount of water with us. If we use it for ablution, we will become thirsty. Can we perform ablution with seawater?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Its water is a means …

It was narrated that Ibn Firasi said:

"I was fishing and I had a vessel with me in which I kept water, and I used seawater for ablution. I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'Its water is a means of purification, and its dead meat is permissible.'"

It was narrated from Jabir that:

The Prophet was asked about seawater, and he said: "Its water is a means of purification, and its dead meat is permissible." (Hasan) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated that Mughirah bin Shu'bah said:

"The Prophet went out to relieve himself and when he came back, I met him with a water skin and poured water for him. He washed his hands and his face, then he went to wash his forearms but his garment was too tight, so he brought his arms out from underneath his garment and washed them, then he wiped over his leather socks, then he led us in prayer."

It was narrated that Rubai' bint Mu'awwidh said:

"I brought a basin of water to the Prophet and he said: 'Pour it,' so I poured it and he washed his face and forearms, then he took fresh water and wiped his head, front and back, and then he washed his feet. He washed each part three times."

It was narrated that Safwan bin 'Assal said:

"I poured water for the Prophet on journeys and as a resident, when he performed ablution."

Umm 'Ayyash, the slave woman of Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, said:

"I used to help the Messenger of Allah perform ablution, when I was standing and he was sitting."

Sa'eed bin Musayyab and Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman narrated that :

Abu Hurairah used to say: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has poured water on it two or three times, for none of you knows where his hand spent the night,'"

It was narrated from Salim from his father that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "When anyone of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has washed it."

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of oyu gets up from sleep and wants to perform ablution, he should not put his hand into the vessel he used for ablution until he has washed it, because he does not know where his hand spent the night or where he put it.'"

It was narrated that Harith said:

"'Ali called for water, and he washed his hands before putting them in the vessel, then he said: 'This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah doing.'"

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "There is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before doing it)."

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed bin Zaid said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it).'"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it).'"

It was narrated by 'Abdul-Muhaimin bin 'Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi, from his father, from his grandfather, that:

The Prophet said: "There is no prayer for one who does not have ablution, and there is no ablution for one who does not mention the Name of Allah (before it). There is no prayer for one who does not send blessing, (Salat) upon the Prophet, and there is no prayer for one who does not love the Ansar."…

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:

The Messenger of Allah liked to start on the right when purifying himself, when combing his hair and when putting on his footwear.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When you perform ablution, start on the right.'" (Da'if) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that:

The Messenger of Allah rinsed his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils from one scoop of water.

It was narrated from 'Ali that:

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and he rinsed his mouth three times, and sniffed water up into his nose three times from one handful.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Ansari said:

"The Messenger of Allah came to us and asked us for water for ablution. I brought water to him and he rinsed his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils from one handful."

It was narrated that Salamah bin Qais said to me:

The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'When you perform ablution, clean your nose, and when you use pebbles to clean yourself after defecating, use an odd number.'"

It was narrated from 'Asim bin Laqit bin Sabrah that his father said:

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Tell me about ablution.' He said: 'Perform ablution properly and sniff water up into your nostrils, thoroughly, unless you are fasting.'"

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

'Sniff up water into the nostrils thoroughly, two or three times.'"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever performs ablution, let him clean his nose, and whoever uses pebbles to clean himself after defecating, let him use an odd number.'"

It was narrated that Thabit bin Abi Safiyyah Ath-Thumali said:

"I asked Abu Ja'far: Was it narrated to you from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Prophet performed ablution washing each part once?' He said: 'Yes.' I said: 'And each part twice, and each part thrice?' He said: 'Yes.'"

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution, taking one handful (of water) at a time.'"

It was narrated that 'Umar said:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah during the campaign of Tabuk performing ablution, washing each part once."

It was narrated that Shaqiq bin Salamah said:

"I saw `Uthman and `Ali performing ablution, washing each part three times, and they said: 'This is how the Messenger of Allah used to perform ablution.'" (Hasan) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar:

Performed ablution washing each part three times, and he attributed that to the Prophet.

It was narrated from 'Aishah and Abu Hurairah that:

The Prophet did ablution washing each part three times.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Awfa said:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution, washing each part three times, and wiping his head once."