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Hanbali Disciples
How to Guide: Wudu
Imam Ahmad reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "There is no prayer without wudu..."
Before making wudu, it's best to familiarize yourself with the following important points. Click on the arrows for details.
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There are eight prerequisites which must be met for a valid wudu.1. Cessation of what obligates it. Menstrual and postpartum bleeding, urination, etc. must have completely stopped. 2. Intention, a prerequisite for every form of purification except eliminating khabath, etc. The intention should be to remove ritual impurity or to permit prayer, etc. 3. Islām. You must be Muslim! 4. Sanity. 5. Discernment. This is an age when a child is able to distinguish between acts worship and other things. 6. Permissible tahūr water. 7. Removal of what prohibits it from reaching the skin such as heavy dirt, grease, paint, polish, etc. 8. Istinjāʾ if needed.
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There are six obligations which must be fulfilled for a valid wudu.1. Washing the face (which includes the mouth and nose). 2. Washing the hands, and forearms including the elbows. 3. Wiping the entire head and the ears. 4. Washing both feet including the ankles. 5. Sequence. It must be completed in the basic order mentioned here. 6. Continuity. It must be completed in a continuous manner so that there is no significant time between the washing of each limb.
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Purifying water must be used for wudu.Purifying water/Tahūr water is that which eliminates a ḥadath and removes extrinsic impurities. It is that which is in its original state, if only legally deemed so like what has changed due to stagnation, algae, tree leaves, its conduit, etc.
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There are eight things which invalidate wudu.1. Excretion of anything from the urinary or intestinal tract. 2. Excretion of urine or feces from the rest of the body (be it a lot or a little); or excretion of other things such as vomit or blood if considered abundant (relative to each person’s own view). 3. Loss of consciousness (except the dozing of someone standing or sitting). 4. Washing the deceased or a portion thereof. 5. Eating camel meat, even if raw, (a cause which is purely devotional, as its other parts do not invalidate it e.g. drinking its milk or meat stock). 6. Touching an attached human sex organ or anus, even if deceased, with the hand (excluding the testicles and the location of a severed sex organ). 7. The desirous touch of the opposite gender without a barrier (even via extra appendage to another). 8. Apostasy. Source: Bidayat al-Abid
Follow the instructions below. Click on the arrows for further details, pictures, and instructional videos.
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There are eight prerequisites which must be met for a valid wudu.1. Cessation of what obligates it. Menstrual and postpartum bleeding, urination, etc. must have completely stopped. 2. Intention, a prerequisite for every form of purification except eliminating khabath, etc. The intention should be to remove ritual impurity or to permit prayer, etc. 3. Islām. You must be Muslim! 4. Sanity. 5. Discernment. This is an age when a child is able to distinguish between acts worship and other things. 6. Permissible tahūr water. 7. Removal of what prohibits it from reaching the skin such as heavy dirt, grease, paint, polish, etc. 8. Istinjāʾ if needed.
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There are six obligations which must be fulfilled for a valid wudu.1. Washing the face (which includes the mouth and nose). 2. Washing the hands, and forearms including the elbows. 3. Wiping the entire head and the ears. 4. Washing both feet including the ankles. 5. Sequence. It must be completed in the basic order mentioned here. 6. Continuity. It must be completed in a continuous manner so that there is no significant time between the washing of each limb.
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Purifying water must be used for wudu.Purifying water/Tahūr water is that which eliminates a ḥadath and removes extrinsic impurities. It is that which is in its original state, if only legally deemed so like what has changed due to stagnation, algae, tree leaves, its conduit, etc.
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There are eight things which invalidate wudu.1. Excretion of anything from the urinary or intestinal tract. 2. Excretion of urine or feces from the rest of the body (be it a lot or a little); or excretion of other things such as vomit or blood if considered abundant (relative to each person’s own view). 3. Loss of consciousness (except the dozing of someone standing or sitting). 4. Washing the deceased or a portion thereof. 5. Eating camel meat, even if raw, (a cause which is purely devotional, as its other parts do not invalidate it e.g. drinking its milk or meat stock). 6. Touching an attached human sex organ or anus, even if deceased, with the hand (excluding the testicles and the location of a severed sex organ). 7. The desirous touch of the opposite gender without a barrier (even via extra appendage to another). 8. Apostasy. Source: Bidayat al-Abid
Instructional wudu poster available for purchase HERE.
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