she was also fortunate in that the Prophet s.a.w often used to come to her house to make the oblution, offer prayers, have a meal and then rest for a while. So Rabee' bint Ma'unth r.a used to acquire knowledge about many points of religion.
Many companions used to value her and often request her to relate Alhadith and the knowledge she gained from her experience.
Rabee bint Maun'th r.a relates that when the Prophet s.a.w visited her, he would ask her to get some water.
She would arrange for it and help him to perform the ablution for prayer.
She describes the correct procedure that she learnt from watching him:
He would wash his hands three times, then wash his face three times. He would rinse his mouth once and clean his nose by drawing in water. Next he washed his arms up to the elbows three times. then he would wipe his head by drawing his palms over the front of his forehead to the back of his neck, then back to the forehead. Then he would insert his fingers into the outer and inner parts of his ears. Then he washed each foot three times.
from the book: Great women of Islam - who were given the good news of paradise; page: 219
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