The Book of Purification and its Sunnah
1/46. Chapter:
Performing ablution by washing three times
Sunan Ibn Majah
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَنْطَبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ تَوَضَّأَ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا وَرَفَعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ .
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar: Performed ablution washing each part three times, and he attributed that to the Prophet.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 414In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 148English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 414