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This article is about Hygiene in Islam. Fiqh ( Arabic: فقه, fɪqəh is Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law—based directly on the An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of Knowledge which is taught or Researched at the college or university level This is a sub-article to Religious education, Academic discipline, and Islam. This is a sub-article of Fiqh and Law and economics. Islamic economics is Economics in accordance with Islamic law See also Modern Islamic philosophy, Islamism, Islamic terrorism Political aspects of Islam are derived from the Quran, the Sunna In Islamic law Marriage ("ʿurs" عرس is a legal bond and Social contract between a man and a woman as prompted by the Shari'a. This is a sub-article of Fiqh and Criminal law. Islamic criminal law (فقه العقوبات is Criminal law in accordance This is a sub-article of Islamic jurisprudence and Etiquette. This is a sub-article to Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic theology. This is a sub-article to Fiqh and Hygiene Hygiene is a prominent topic in Islam. This is a sub-article to Islamic hygienical jurisprudence and Cleanliness. This is a sub-article of Hajj and Islamic cleanliness. Ihram (إحرام iḥrām, from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-R-M Ghusl (غسل is an Arabic term referring to the full ablution (ritual washing required in Islam for various rituals and prayers This article is about Hygiene in Islam. Tayammum (تيمم refers to the dry Ablution in Islam using sand or dust which may This article is about Hygiene in Islam. The miswak ( miswaak, siwak) is a natural Toothbrush made from the twigs This is a sub-article to Hygiene in Islam. In Islamic law, najis (نجس are things or persons regarded as ritually unclean This is a sub-article of Sexuality in Islam and Islamic cleanliness. This is a sub-article to Hygiene in Islam, Healthy diet and Food and cooking hygiene. Dhabīḥah (ar ذَبِيْحَة is the prescribed method of Ritual slaughter of all animals excluding fish and most sea-life per Islamic law The legal aspects of ritual slaughter include the regulation of Slaughterhouses Butchers and religious personnel involved with traditional Shechita (Jewish The Islamic dietary laws ( Dhabiha Halaal) and the Jewish dietary laws ( Kashrut) are both quite detailed and contain both points of similarity and This is a sub-article to Hygiene in Islam and Toilet The Islamic faith has particular rules regarding personal hygiene when going to the Islamic military jurisprudence consists of the basic laws governing the conduct of the military aspects of Jihad (also known as "lesser Jihad " This is a sub-article to Fiqh and Hygiene Hygiene is a prominent topic in Islam.

Wudu (Arabic: الوضوء al-wuḍū', Persian:آبدست ābdast, Turkish: abdest, Urdu: وضو wazū') is the Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. Muslims are required to perform wudu in preparation for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Ṣalāt ( Arabic: صلاة‎, pl ṣalawāt, Qur'anic Arabic: صلوة ṣalawah) (also munz in Pashto and The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran Wudu is often translated as "partial ablution", as opposed to ghusl, or "full ablution". Ghusl (غسل is an Arabic term referring to the full ablution (ritual washing required in Islam for various rituals and prayers

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The acts of wudu

The Qur'anic mandate for wudu comes in the sixth ayat of sura 5 (Al-Ma'ida):

"O you who believe! when you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles; and if you are under an obligation to perform a total ablution, then wash (yourselves) and if you are sick or on a journey, or one of you come from the privy, or you have touched the women, and you cannot find water, betake yourselves to pure earth and wipe your faces and your hands therewith, God does not desire to put on you any difficulty, but He wishes to purify you and that He may complete His favor on you, so that you may be grateful. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran Ayah (ar آية, plural Ayat ar آيات) is the Arabic word for sign or Miracle, cognate with Hebrew ot, Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Sura Al-Ma'ida ( Arabic: سورة المائدة, Sūratu al-Mā'idah, "The Table" or "The Table Spread with Food" is the "

There are other acts that are performed during wudu (coming from the sunnah of Muhammad and Sunni Islamic scholars) and the detailed acts of the wudu can be classed into 3 types:

People washing before prayer at the Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan
People washing before prayer at the Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan

Performance of wudu

Performance of wudu according to Sunni Muslims

  1. Start by making niyyah (intention) to perform wudu and cleanse himself of his impurities. The Badshahi Mosque ( Urdu: بادشاھی مسجد) or the 'Emperor's Mosque ' was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Niyyah is an Islamic concept which is the intent one evokes in his heart to do an act of worship for the sake of Allah (God
  2. Say bismillah ("In the Name of Allah (God)"). Basmala (Arabic بسملة is an Arabic language noun which is used as the collective name of the whole of the recurring Islamic phrase bismi-llāhi ar-raḥmāni
  3. Wash the right hand up to the wrist (and between the fingers) three times, then similarly for the left hand.
  4. Rinse the mouth and spit out the water three times.
  5. Gently put water into the nostrils with the right hand, pinch the top of the nose with the left hand to exhale the water. This is performed three times.
  6. Wash the face (from the hairline on the forehead to where facial hair begins and ear to ear). This is to be performed three times.
  7. Wash the entire right arm, including the hand, up to the elbow three times; then the left arm three times.
  8. Wet hands and starting with your hands flat on the top of your head near the hairline, wipe them to the back of the neck and back again to the front. This is only done once. This act is called masah. One may make masah over a Muslim head cap. Masah ( Arabic مسح refers to the act of ritually cleaning the head or feet with a small amount of water running the wet hands over the head or feet before prayer ( Salat
  9. With wet fingers, place thumbs at backs of ears, use index finger on curves of ear and middle finger to wash the ears (front and back). This is only done once. This is called making masah the ears.
  10. Starting with the right foot, wash both feet from the toes up to the ankles.
  11. Recite the shahadah. The Shahada ( Arabic: ar الشهادة, from the verb ar شهد "to testify" is the Islamic Creed.

Performance of wudu according to Shia Muslims

Wudu must be performed on the skin except in the case of the wiping of the head (unless there is an obstacle that isn't naturally there, such as a combover). A comb over or combover is a Hairstyle worn by Bald or balding men in which the Hair on one side of the head is grown long and then combed If there are bandages stopping one from wiping the skin of the arms, face, etc. , then it is permissible to wipe the bandage.

  1. Make the intention to perform wudu in the heart.
  2. Shape the right hand like a cup and take water into it. Afterwards, pour the water on the top of the forehead and wipe down with the right hand. It is obligatory to wash from the area where the hair normally grows to the chin. Baldness involves the state of lacking hair where it often grows especially on the head
  3. Shape the left hand like a cup and take water into it. Afterwards, pour this water onto your right forearm and wash your right forearm (covering the right forearm in water, leaving no spot dry). The forearm is the structure on the Upper limb, between the elbow and the Wrist. Wipe from the elbow to the fingers, and not from the fingers to the elbow.
  4. Repeat this process except with the left forearm. The forearm is the structure on the Upper limb, between the elbow and the Wrist.
  5. Without taking more water, wipe your hair from the middle down to the forehead, or vice versa, using the index finger of your right hand; it is mustahab to use three fingers. In Human anatomy, the forehead or brow is the bony part of the head above the Eyes Cultural Aspects A popular Stereotype Mustahabb (Arabic مستحبّ literally "recommended" is an Islamic term referring to recommended favored or virtuous actions If you are balding, you would wash your hair as if it were growing when you had a full head of hair. Baldness involves the state of lacking hair where it often grows especially on the head It is not permissible to wipe the hair over an obstacle (such as wiping a hat or a turban instead of the hair/skin). The turban (from Persian fa دلبند or دولبند dulband via the Turkish tr tülbent) is a headdress consisting of a long It is not obligatory to wipe the actual skin on the head. If, however, the hair isn't growing from the area you are wiping (such as if you have a combover), then you must move the hair to where it belongs and wipe the skin. A comb over or combover is a Hairstyle worn by Bald or balding men in which the Hair on one side of the head is grown long and then combed
  6. Without taking more water, wipe the top of your right foot with your right hand. You only wipe once and with a swiping motion. It is unallowed to wipe the shoe, sock, etc. You MUST wipe the skin of the feet unless there is an extreme reason.
  7. Do the same thing, except using your left hand and wiping your left foot.

This is based on the 6th Ayat of Surah al-Ma'ida (Qur'an 5:6) which states:

"O you who believe! when you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles. Ayah (ar آية, plural Ayat ar آيات) is the Arabic word for sign or Miracle, cognate with Hebrew ot, Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Sura Al-Ma'ida ( Arabic: سورة المائدة, Sūratu al-Mā'idah, "The Table" or "The Table Spread with Food" is the . . "

Imam Ali and the other Imams have stated that there are Mustahab, or recommended actions to wudu along with the above mentioned method. Imāmah (إمامة is the Shī‘ah doctrine of religious spiritual and political leadership of the Ummah. ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (a=علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب|t=ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib 13th Rajab, 24 BH – 21st Ramaḍān, 40 AH Imāmah (إمامة is the Shī‘ah doctrine of religious spiritual and political leadership of the Ummah. Mustahabb (Arabic مستحبّ literally "recommended" is an Islamic term referring to recommended favored or virtuous actions [1] These acts are recommended:

  1. Washing the hands twice.
  2. Gargling the mouth three times.
  3. Rinsing the nose three times.
  4. Washing the face twice and the arms twice. It should be noted that it is not permissible to wipe the head and the feet twice (unless it is because one missed a spot) and that it is not permissible to wash the face and the arms three times.

There is no sin in leaving these out, but by doing them you will be rewarded by Allah. Allah ( Arabic: الله, ʔalˤːɑːh) is the standard Arabic word for ' These extra acts are to be seen as Mustahab and it is forbidden to think of them as obligatory. Mustahabb (Arabic مستحبّ literally "recommended" is an Islamic term referring to recommended favored or virtuous actions These Mustahab acts of wudu are stated in Shia Hadiths. Mustahabb (Arabic مستحبّ literally "recommended" is an Islamic term referring to recommended favored or virtuous actions Hadith ( ar الحديث, pl aḥadīth; lit. "narrative" are oral Traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic

Performance of wudu according to Qur'an Alone Muslims

Qur'an Alone Muslims 1. Qur'an alone Muslims Qur'anic Muslims, or sometimes Anti-Hadith Muslims, is a term used to refer to Muslims who reject Hadith, or reported traditions of Qur'an alone Muslims Qur'anic Muslims, or sometimes Anti-Hadith Muslims, is a term used to refer to Muslims who reject Hadith, or reported traditions of Wash the face 2. Wash the arms to the elbows 3. Wipe the head 4. WIPE the feet to the ankles.

This is based on the 6th Ayat of Surah al-Ma'ida (Qur'an 5:6) which states:

"O you who believe! when you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, WIPE your heads and your feet to the ankles. Ayah (ar آية, plural Ayat ar آيات) is the Arabic word for sign or Miracle, cognate with Hebrew ot, Sura (sometimes spelt "Surah" ar سورة, plural "Suwar" ar سور is an Arabic term literally meaning "something enclosed or surrounded Sura Al-Ma'ida ( Arabic: سورة المائدة, Sūratu al-Mā'idah, "The Table" or "The Table Spread with Food" is the . . "

Wudhu gives a sense of cleanliness both spiritually and physically. As well as that, wudhu shows a sign of respect to Allah as one is clean in the presence of Him i. e. during prayer.

Invalidation of wudu

Theoretically, one can perform one wudu for fajr salaat and this wudu would be considered valid for the rest of the day. The Fajr (فجر prayer is the first of the five daily prayers ( Salat) recited by practising Muslims (Fajr means Dawn in the Ṣalāt ( Arabic: صلاة‎, pl ṣalawāt, Qur'anic Arabic: صلوة ṣalawah) (also munz in Pashto and However, certain things invalidate the wudu (often referred to as "breaking wudu") and these can be stated generically thus:

  1. Defecation, passing gas or urination.
  2. Emission of semen.
  3. Sleep.
  4. Passing blood.
  5. Vomiting.
  6. Loss of senses.

The four schools of Islamic jurisprudence specify these conditions in more detail and include other conditions too. Fiqh ( Arabic: فقه, fɪqəh is Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law—based directly on the This article is about Hygiene in Islam. Wudu according to the four maddhab is a description of the principles of Wudu according to

Abu Hanifa interpreted "touched the women" to mean sexual intercourse, whereas Shafi'i interpreted it literally, meaning one must make wudu after making physical contact with a member of the opposite sex. Al-Imam al-A'zam ( الامام الاعظم) "The Greatest Imam" Nu’man bin Thabit bin Zuta bin Mahan ( النعمان بن ثابت‎) better known by Sexual intercourse, in its biological sense is the act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals enters the female reproductive tract The Shāfi‘ī Madhab ( ar شافعي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh, or religious law within

Wudu according to various Islamic Schools of Law

Main article: Wudu according to the four Madhhab


The four schools of Islamic fiqh differ on some issues regarding the performance of wudu and it's invalidation. This article is about Hygiene in Islam. Wudu according to the four maddhab is a description of the principles of Wudu according to Fiqh ( Arabic: فقه, fɪqəh is Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law—based directly on the

Tayammum

Main article: Tayammum

Tayammum is a "dry ablution" using clean soil, rock, or sand and is to be performed when water is not readily available to perform ablution or when one is defiled (on janabah) and could not perform ghusl. This article is about Hygiene in Islam. Tayammum (تيمم refers to the dry Ablution in Islam using sand or dust which may See [1]

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