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BISMILLAH AL RAHMAN AL RAHEEM
Wudoo, Before You Begin Salah, and Reading Of Quran
The Definition of Wudu
Wudu in the Arabic Language: Wudu is the action, and wadu the water used therefore - and it is also a verbal noun; or they are two forms of the same word, both meaning the verbal-noun and maybe both referring also to the water used. Wudu in the Sharee'ah: Wudu is using clean and cleansing (Tuhoor) water upon certain body parts as Allah ta'ala has prescribed and explained. The Ablution. The Prescription of Wudoo in The Kitaab And Sunnah
Allah ta'ala says: O Ye who believe! When ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles [surat-ul-Maa'idah, 5:7]
1. Abu Hurairah (radhiAllahu'anhu) said: Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: The Prayer of anyone of you breaching purification is not accepted unless he makes wudoo. [Al-Bukhaaree, (Fath ul-Baaree, 1/206), Muslim (no.225) and others].
2. Ibn 'Umar (radhiAllahu 'anhumaa) said: Indeed I heard Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) say: Allaah does not accept Prayer without purification, nor Sadaqah from illegally attained wealth. [Muslim (1/160) and others].
3. Ibn 'Abbaas (radhiAllahu 'anhumaa) said: Rasolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: Verily I have been ordered to make wudoo when I stand for Prayer. [Saheeh. Reported by Abu Dawood (no.3760); at-Tirmidhee (no.1848), and he declared it to be 'hasan-saheeh': an-Nasaa.ee (1/73). And Shaikh al-Albaanee declares it to be 'saheeh' ('Saheeh ul-Jaami', no.2333)].
An Niyyah (Intention)
Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) himself explained in the hadeeth narrated by 'Umar (radhiAllahu 'anhu) in the Sahihain Verily the actions are by intention and there is for everyone only what he intended... [Fath-ul-Baaree, 1/9, and Muslim, 6/48].
At-Tasmiyyah (Mentioning Allah's Name)
Abu Hurairah (radhiAllahu' anhu) said that Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) said There is no wudoo for him who does not mention Allah's name upon it. [Reported by Ibn Maajah (no.399), At-Tirmidhee (no.26), Abu Dawood (no.101) and others. Ash-Shaikh al-Albaani says: hadeeth Saheeh (Saheeh ul-Jaarni', no.7444)].
Washing the Hands
Humraan (radhiAllahu'anhu) narrates that 'Uthmaan called for water to make wudu and washed his hands three times... then said: I saw Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam)make wudu just as I have made wudu . [Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim, and as preceded].
Abu Hurairah (radhiAllahu'anhu) said: Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said When one of you awakes from sleep then let him not enter his hand into the bowl/vessel until he washes it three times as he does not know where his hand has spent the night. [Al-Bukhaaree (Fath ul-Baaree, 1/229), Muslim and it is his wording, as al-Bukhaaree doesn't report "three times"].
Al-Madmadah and Al-Istinshaaq
AL-MADMADAH: Is washing the mouth and moving the water around within it.
AL-ISTINSHAAQ: Is taking water into the nose and breathing it into its backmost part.
AL-ISTINTHAAR: Is expelling the water from the nose after istinshaaq.
Washing the Mouth and Nose Together with One Handful (of Water)
'Abdullah ibn Zaid al-Ansaaree said that it was said to him: Perform for us the wudoo of Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam), so he called for a pot of water..until he said: So he washed his mouth and nose with a single handful and did that three times. [Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim].
Washing the Mouth
In the hadeeth of 'Amr ibn Yahyaa (radhiAllahu 'anhu) he said: And he washed his mouth and nose using three handfuls of water. [Muslim, 3/123].
In the hadeeth of'Aa'ishah (radhiAllahu'anhaa) in which she describes the wudoo of the Prophet (sallallahu '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 previous hadeeth of 'Aa'ishah in Abu Dawood, no.l43].
Washing the Nose and Expelling the Water
Abu Hurairah (radhiAllahu'anhu) narrates that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said When one of you makes wudoo then let him enter water into his nose, then expel it. [Al-Bukhaaree (al-Fath, 1/229), Muslim (no.237), Abu Dawood (no. 140)].
Taking Water into the Nose with the Right Hand and Expelling it with the Left
'Abd Khair said: We were sitting looking towards 'Alee - as he made wudoo - and he entered into his mouth a handful of water with his right hand and washed his mouth and nose, then expelled it from his nose with his left hand - he did that three times, then said: Whoever would like to see the way of purification of Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) - then this is his purification. [Reported by ad-Daarimee. Ash-shaikh al-Albaanee says in his notes on al-Mishkaat: Its isnaad is saheeh].
Washing the Face
The face (wajh) is determined as being everything between the beginnings of the hair down to the cheeks and the chin, and up to the start of the ears including that which is between the beard and ear.
Humraan ibn Abaan narrates that 'Uthmaan (radhiAllahu 'anhu) called for water to make wudoo and so mentioned the way in which the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) made wudoo . Humraan said: Then he washed his face three times. [Al-Bukhaaree (al-Fath, 1/312), Muslim (no.226)].
Washing the Arms Including the Elbows
Note: The arms here which we are ordered to wash begin with the fingertips and hands - which are to be included in this washing - they being part of the arm (yad) which we are ordered to Wash in the aayah.
Allah ta'ala says: O Ye who believe! When ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. [soorat-ul-Maa'idah,5:7]
Humraan ibn Abaan reports that 'Uthmaan (radhiAllahu'anhu) called for water for wudoo and mentioned the Prophet's (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) way of making wudoo - and Humraan said: Then he washed his right arm including the elbow three times, then the left in the same way. [Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim as has preceded].
Wiping the Head and Ears
Wiping over all of the head as Allah ta'ala says: ...wamsahoo bi ru'oosikum... ...rub your heads (with water) [Soorat-ul-Maa'idah 5:7]
Making sure your fingers run through the hair .
Wiping the ears
And it is reported that Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said The two ears are a part of the head. [Reported by at-Tirmidhee, no.37; Abu Dawood, no.l34 and Ibn Maajah, no.444].
The Way of Wiping
From 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr - about the way of performing wudoo - he said: Then he (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) wiped his head and entered his two forefingers into his ears and wiped the backs of his ears with his thumbs. [Reported by Abu Dawood (no.135), an-Nasaa'ee (no.140),
Washing the Feet and Ankles
Allah ta'ala says: ...wa arjulakum ilaal ka'bayn... ...and (wash) your feet to the ankles [Soorat-ul-Maa'idah 5:7] [thus ordering the washing of the feet and ankles].
Ibn 'Umar (radhiAllahu 'anhumaa) said: Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) fell behind us and then came upon us during a journey, then we found him and it was time for 'Asr - so we began to make wudoo and wipe over our feet, so he (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) called out at the top of his voice Woe to the ankles from the Fire. (two or three times) [Al-Bukhaaree (al Fath, 1/232) and Muslim, 3/128].
In the hadeeth of al-Bukhaaree and Muslim from Humraan ibn Abaan that 'Uthmaan (radhiAllahu'anhu) called for water for wudoo and then mentioned the wudoo of the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) - then Humraan said: Then he washed his right foot to the ankle three times and then his left foot to the ankle three times.
Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Number 161:
Narrated Humran:
(the slave of 'Uthman) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. then he washed his face and forearrlns up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If anyone Performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.' " After performing the ablution 'Uthman said, "I am going to tell you a Hadith which I would not have told you, had I not been compelled by a certain Holy Verse (the sub narrator 'Urwa said: This verse is: "Verily, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent down...)" (2:159). I heard the Prophet saying, 'If a man performs ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he offers it.
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AL- GHUSL (THE WASHING OR BATH)
The greater purification, Ghusl, is obligatory when one is defiled as a result of emission (or wet dream), marital intercourse, child birth, or when entering into the fold of Islam.
The procedure is as follows:
Begin with the name of Alláh as for Wudú. Wash the hands and the affected parts of the body with water to remove any impurity. Perform Wudú as above. Then wash the whole body three times, using clean water for eash wash.
TAYAMMUM (DRY ABLUTION)
On certain occasions, it may become either impossible (e.g. when water cannot be found or just enough for drinking is available), or it is dangerous, because of illness, to use water for Wudú or Ghusl. In such situations, Tayammum (dry ablution) is performed. The procedure:
Begin with the name of Alláh. Strike both palms on sand, or anything containing sand or dust, like a wall or a stone etc. Pass the palms. Rub the right hand with the left palm from the wrist to the elbow and similarly for the left palm from the wrist to the elbow and similarly for the left hand with the right palm. Finish with the Kalimatus-Shahadah as for Wudú.
I ask that ALLAH, Guides us all in Islam to that which is proper and Halal and Wajib, For He is the One having authority over that and having the Power to do so. Ameen All things from Allah are Al-Haqq ( The Truth) any coming from me is not, Any thing I may have added or taken away from Allah's Haqq, I ask for that to be forgiven, for I am only a servant of Allah, one who is Created, and Understand that the one who Created me , is All Truthful, and All Powerful in all things. Ameen.
