Washing the Mouth

In the hadeeth of ‘Amr ibn Yahyaa (radhiAllaahu ‘anhu) he said:

And he washed his mouth and nose using three handfuls of water.

[Muslim, 3/123]

Al-Imam an-Nawawi says:

And in this hadeeth is a clear proof for the correct opinion that the sunnah in washing the mouth and nose is that it should be with three handfuls of water – washing the mouth and nose [together] with each of them.

In the hadeeth of’Aa’ishah (radhiAllaahu’anhaa) in which she describes the wudoo of the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) that

He said When you make wudoo then wash your mouth.

[Al-Baihaqi says: ‘Its isnaad is saheeh.’ And it contains an addition to the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah in Abu Dawood].