My father Ali called for water to perform ablution, so I brought it to him. He began by washing his hands three times before putting them into the water. Then he rinsed his mouth three times and sniffed water into his nose three times. Then he washed his face three times, then washed his right arm up to the elbow three times, and his left arm in the same way. Then he wiped his head once. Then he washed his right foot up to the ankles three times, and his left foot in the same way.Then he stood up and said, "Hand it to me." So I handed him the vessel containing the remaining ablution water, and he drank from it while standing.I was amazed. When he saw my reaction, he said, "Do not be amazed, for I saw your grandfather, the Prophet ﷺ, do exactly as you have seen me do." He was referring to this manner of his ablution and to drinking the leftover ablution water while standing.
أخبرنا إبراهيم بن الحسن المقسمي قال أنبأنا حجاج قال قال ابن جريج حدثني شيبة أن محمد بن علي أخبره قال أخبرني أبي علي أن
دعاني أبي علي بوضوء فقربته له فبدأ فغسل كفيه ثلاث مرات قبل أن يدخلهما في وضوئه ثم مضمض ثلاثا واستنثر ثلاثا ثم غسل وجهه ثلاث مرات ثم غسل يده اليمنى إلى المرفق ثلاثا ثم اليسرى كذلك ثم مسح برأسه مسحة واحدة ثم غسل رجله اليمنى إلى الكعبين ثلاثا ثم اليسرى كذلك ثم قام قائما فقال ناولني فناولته الإناء الذي فيه فضل وضوئه فشرب من فضل وضوئه قائما فعجبت فلما رآني قال لا تعجب فإني رأيت أباك النبي ﷺ يصنع مثل ما رأيتني صنعت يقول لوضوئه هذا وشرب فضل وضوئه قائما