It was narrated that Thabit bin Abi Safiyyah Ath-Thumali said:
"I asked Abu Ja'far: Was it narrated to you from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Prophet performed ablution washing each part once?' He said: 'Yes.' I said: 'And each part twice, and each part thrice?' He said: 'Yes.'" (DE)
English reference (DE): Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 410 (DE)
Arabic reference (DE): Book 1, Hadith 444 (DE)