Ahkam in Brief - Wudhu

Summary

This video provides a detailed guide on performing Wudu, the Islamic ritual purification. It outlines the essential steps: washing the face, arms, wiping the head, and feet, ensuring water purity and proper intention. The guide emphasizes sequence, uninterrupted performance, and cleanliness. It also addresses special cases like disability and substitutes for water. Additionally, the video lists actions that invalidate Wudu, such as urination, passing stool, and sleep. This comprehensive tutorial aims to help Muslims maintain spiritual cleanliness for prayers and other rituals.

Takeaways

• 💧 Wudu (ablution) is necessary for daily prayers and other rituals like Tawaf during Hajj or Umrah.
• 🚿 Wudu must be performed with pure, ownerless water, which should not be mixed with any other substances.
• 🧼 The steps of Wudu include washing the face, washing the arms, wiping the head, and wiping the feet.
• 🙏 Intention is crucial; it should be to seek proximity to Allah.
• 👱‍♂️ Wash the face from the hairline to the chin, ensuring the washing is done top to bottom.
• 🤲 Wash the right arm from the elbow to the fingertips using the left hand, and repeat for the left arm with the right hand.
• 🖐 Wipe the front of the head with the right hand while it is still wet, from the top to the hairline, without the forehead.
• 👣 Wipe the right foot with the right hand and the left foot with the left hand, ensuring the parts are dry before wiping.
• ⏳ The actions of Wudu must be sequential and uninterrupted, with each step performed while the previous parts are still wet.
• ❌ Wudu is invalidated by actions such as urination, passing stool, breaking wind, sleep, unconsciousness, minor bleeding, and janaba.

Q & A

What is the purpose of performing Wudu?

Wudu is an act of worship necessary for saying daily prayers and other rituals such as Tawaf around the Kaaba during Hajj or Umrah, touching the writing of the Holy Quran, and other specific rituals.

What type of water can be used for Wudu?

The water used for Wudu must be pure (tahur), ownerless, and not used. It should be clean, like running tap water, and must not be mixed with any other liquids.

What are the four general steps of performing Wudu?

The four general steps are: washing of the face, washing of the arms, wiping of the head, and wiping of the feet.

What should be the intention before performing Wudu?

The intention should be to seek proximity to Allah and nothing else.

How should the face be washed during Wudu?

The face should be washed from the hairline above the forehead to the chin vertically and horizontally as much as the expanse of the hand between the thumb and the middle finger, washing from the top to the bottom of the face.

How should the arms be washed during Wudu?

The right arm should be washed from the elbow to the fingertips using the left hand, and the left arm should be washed in the same way using the right hand.

What is the correct method to wipe the head during Wudu?

With the right hand still wet, wipe the front of the hair from the top of the head to the hairline, ensuring the wiping area is dry before this step.

How are the feet wiped during Wudu?

Both hands should still be wet from the previous steps. Wipe the right foot with the right hand from the toes to the ankle and repeat for the left foot with the left hand.

What general instructions must be observed during Wudu?

All parts of the body engaged in Wudu should be clean. The washing steps must be sequential and uninterrupted. The acts of Wudu should be carried out without delay, and all actions must be performed by oneself unless unable to do so.

What can invalidate Wudu?

Wudu can be invalidated by urination, passing stool, breaking wind, sleep, anything causing unconsciousness, medium and minor menstruation (istihada) for ladies, and janaba.

Outlines

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🕌 Steps to Perform Wudu (Ablution) for Islamic Rituals

Wudu, or ablution, is essential for daily prayers and other Islamic rituals like Tawaf during Hajj or Umrah and touching the Quran. The water used must be pure, ownerless, and unmixed with other substances. The four steps are: washing the face, washing the arms, wiping the head, and wiping the feet. Detailed steps include washing from the top to the bottom of the face, washing the arms from elbow to fingertips, wiping the head starting from the top, and wiping the feet from toes to ankles. The entire process must be sequential and uninterrupted, and specific parts must remain wet. There should be no barriers on the skin, and if water is harmful to health, Tayammum (dry ablution) should be performed instead.

Keywords

💡Wudu

Wudu, also spelled 'wudhu' or 'woe,' is the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body, a type of ritual purification. It is a necessary act before performing daily prayers and other rituals such as Tawaf around the Kaaba during Hajj or Umrah. The script details the steps and rules for performing Wudu correctly, emphasizing its importance in achieving a state of ritual purity.

💡Taharah

Taharah refers to purity and cleanliness in Islamic practice, essential for performing certain acts of worship. The script mentions that the water used for Wudu must be 'taharah,' meaning it must be pure and clean, such as running tap water, and not mixed with any other substances like lemon juice.

💡Kaaba

The Kaaba is a sacred structure located in the center of Islam's most important mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The script references the Kaaba in the context of rituals like Tawaf, which is the act of circumambulating the Kaaba during Hajj or Umrah, requiring a state of ritual purity achieved through Wudu.

💡Tawaf

Tawaf is the ritual of circumambulating the Kaaba seven times, performed during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. The script highlights the need for Wudu before performing Tawaf, illustrating its significance in maintaining ritual purity for major religious practices.

💡Niyyah

Niyyah is the intention in one's heart to do an act for the sake of Allah. In the script, it is emphasized that the intention for Wudu should be to seek proximity to Allah, underscoring the spiritual aspect of this physical act.

💡Tayammum

Tayammum is a dry purification using clean soil or dust, allowed in place of Wudu when water is not available or its use is harmful. The script mentions Tayammum as an alternative in situations where using water for Wudu is detrimental to one's health.

💡Ritual Purity

Ritual purity is the state of being clean and free from any physical or spiritual impurities, necessary for performing certain religious duties in Islam. The script elaborates on achieving ritual purity through Wudu, highlighting the washing and wiping of specific body parts.

💡Intention

In the context of Wudu, intention refers to the deliberate and conscious decision to perform the act to seek closeness to Allah. The script stresses that one's intention should solely be to seek Allah's proximity, demonstrating the importance of mindfulness in religious observances.

💡Janaba

Janaba is a major ritual impurity in Islam that requires a full-body purification, known as Ghusl, to remove. The script lists Janaba as one of the states that invalidate Wudu, highlighting the different levels of impurity and the respective purification methods required.

💡Ritual Acts

Ritual acts in Islam include daily prayers, Tawaf, and reading the Quran, all of which require a state of ritual purity. The script discusses how Wudu is necessary for these acts, underscoring the interconnectedness of purification and worship in Islamic practice.

Highlights

Wudu is an act of worship necessary for saying daily prayers and other rituals such as the Tawaf around the Kaaba during Hajj or Umrah.

The water used for Wudu must be Tahir, pure, and ownerless, and not mixed with any other liquids like lemon juice.

There are four general steps to performing Wudu: washing the face, washing the arms, wiping the head, and wiping the feet.

Your intention should be to seek proximity to Allah and nothing else before starting Wudu.

Wash your face from the hairline above the forehead to the chin, vertically and horizontally.

Wash your right arm from the elbow to the fingertips using the left hand, then repeat for the left arm using the right hand.

Wipe the front of your hair with your right hand while it is still wet, starting from the top of the head to the hairline.

Wipe your right foot with your right hand from the toes to the ankle, then repeat for the left foot with the left hand.

The wiping area should be completely dry before each step.

The body parts engaged in Wudu should be Tahir or become Tahir while washing them.

Wudu must be sequential: washing the face before the arms, right arm before the left, and wiping the head before the feet.

The acts of Wudu should be carried out without interruption and the previous parts should still be wet.

Wudu should be performed by oneself if able; otherwise, someone else can assist.

There must not be any barrier on the skin preventing water from reaching it, such as paint or nail polish.

Tayammum can be performed instead of Wudu if using water is detrimental to one's health.

Seven things invalidate Wudu: urination, passing stool, breaking wind, sleep, anything causing unconsciousness, medium and minor menstruation for women, and janaba.

Transcripts

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steps washing of the face washing of the

arms wiping of the head and wiping of

the feet and now let's get to know them

in detail first of all your intention

should be to seek proximity to Allah and

nothing else then wash your face from

the hedge hairline above the forehead to

the chin vertically and horizontally as

much as the expanse of your hand between

the thumb and the middle finger note

that you should do the washing from the

top to the bottom of the face without

the need to soak thick beard here if you

have it secondly wash your right arm

from the elbow to the fingertips using

the left hand the direction of washing

should be from the elbow down to the

fingertips repeat this step for the left

arm this time using your right hand the

third white with your right hand while

it is still wet the front of your hair

preferably with the palm of your hand

starting from the top of the head to the

hairline excluding the forehead

note that the wiping area should be

completely dry before this step

you can wipe the hair with no need to

wipe the scalp forth while both hands

are still wet from the previous steps

wipe your right foot with your right

hand from the toes to the ankle repeat

this and wipe your left foot with your

left hand

note that the writing parts should be

dry and you are not allowed to use new

tap water for these steps that's it

the waddle is done and now you are in a

state of Tejada there are general

instructions which you have to observe

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your body which are engaged in waddle

including your face hands arms top of

the head and feet should be tired before

making luteal or at least they should

become tire while you're washing them

with all must be sequential that is the

washing of the face should come before

that of the arms your right arm before

the left one and wiping the head before

wiping the feet the Lulu acts should be

carried out uninterrupted and without

any delay you should continue the

process while the previous rushed wiped

parts are still wet otherwise if the

delay causes the clots to become dry the

water is void this is exceptional if

they become dry as a result of strong

wind or hot weather while you're

continuing in your normal pace you must

do the act of Lulu by yourself as long

as you are able to do so and if you are

disabled or unable to do this someone

else can help you for example by lifting

your hand and washing your face with it

there must not be any barrier masking

your body skin from the Lulu water such

as paint glue or nail polish or using

water shouldn't be detrimental to one's

health in such a case you should perform

tayammum instead of what all

finally a question what invalidates the

rule there are seven things which

invalidated urination passing stool

breaking wind sleep anything that makes

you unconscious such as falling

unconscious or drunkenness medium and

minor Estacada for ladies and finally

janaba

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