His grandfather asked Abdullah bin Zaid bin Asim, who was one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah: Can you show me how the Messenger of Allah used to perform ablution? Abdullah bin Zaid said: Yes. So he called for ablution and poured on his hands, washed his hand twice, then rinsed his mouth and snorted water in and out of his nose three times, then washed his face three times, then washed his hands up to the elbows twice, then he running his hands over his head, moving them back and forth. He started with the front of his head, then moved his hands to the back of his head, then returned to the place from which he started, then he washed his feet.