Chapter on the Description of Ablution (Wudu)

As for the narration reported by Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Ṣaffar, from Abdullah ibn al-Munabbih, from al-Husayn ibn ʿUlwan, from Amr ibn Khalid, from Zayd ibn Ali, from his forefathers, from Imam Ali عليه السلام, who said: Imam عليه السلام said: "I once sat down to perform Wuduʾ, and the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) approached as I began. He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said to me: ‘Rinse your mouth, inhale water into your nose, and clean your teeth.’ Then I washed my face three times, and He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: ‘Two times would suffice.’ I washed my arms and wiped my head twice, and He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: ‘One time would suffice.’ Then I washed my feet, and He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said to me: ‘O Ali, interlace your fingers between your toes so they will not be interlaced with fire.’"