by the apparent meaning of the verse and by what Ibn Abbas narrated, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed ablution and inserted his hand into the vessel, then rinsed his mouth and inhaled water into his nose once, then inserted his hand and poured it onto his face once, and poured it onto his hands once (6), and wiped his head and ears once, then took a palmful of water and sprinkled it over his feet while he was wearing sandals (7). Narrated by Said. He also said: Hushaym told us, Yala ibn Ata informed us, from his father, who said: Aws ibn Abi Aws al-Thaqafi informed me that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) come to a water reservoir (kizamah) of a group (8) in al-Ta'if, perform ablution, and wipe over his feet (9). Hushaym said: This was in the early days of Islam.

Our evidence is that Abdullah ibn Zayd and Uthman narrated the ablution of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and they both said: He washed his feet. In the hadith of Uthman: Then he washed both of his feet three times. Both are agreed upon (10). In another wording: Then he washed his right foot up to the ankles three times (11), then he washed the left one in the same manner. It was also narrated from Ali that he described the ablution of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: Then he washed his feet up to the ankles three times. The same was stated by al-Rubayyi' bint Mu'awwidh, al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, and Abdullah.