Ruling on Exceeding Three Washes of the Limbs During Ablution

Her second question is: When performing ablution, we wash the limbs of ablution three times. If one exceeds three, does it invalidate the ablution or not?
Answer: The Sunnah in ablution is to wash once, twice, or three times. This is what is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He performed ablution once for each limb, he performed ablution twice for each limb, and he performed ablution three times for each limb. He washed some limbs twice and others three times. All of this is permissible. However, exceeding three is not recommended. I mean exceeding three washes; it is not recommended to exceed three washes, neither for the face, nor the hands, nor the feet. As for the head, it is wiped once. The head is wiped, not washed. It is wiped once, starting from the front of the head to the back, then the hands are returned to the place where one started. The man and the woman are the same in this. This is the Sunnah, but adhering to three washes is better. Washing his hands three times, his face three times, and his arms three times is the perfection. If one restricts oneself to one wash or two washes, there is no harm in that, especially for teaching and clarifying that this is permissible. All of this is permissible, or to accustom oneself to taking the dispensation. All of this is without blame, and praise be to Allah. Or washing some limbs twice and others once, or some limbs twice and others three times. All of this is without blame, and praise be to Allah. But exceeding is not recommended; because it was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he mentioned ablution and washed three times, saying: . This indicates that one should not exceed three ever. Yes.