How to Muslims perform ablution?

Answer 1

Since the Muslim appears before God during prayer, he must purify himself with pure water for such an occasion. The pure water which can be used obtained from rains, rivers, seas, oceans, springs, wells, or melted snow.

The purification required for preparing oneself for prayer is three types:

1. Minor purification which is called ablution (or partial ablution or Wudu)
2. Major purification which is called al-ghusl or full ablution (washing and rinsing the whole body)
3. Dusty purification which is called tayammum (wiping with pure dust)

Wudu or partial ablution is decribed separately below in detail.

In addition to Wudu (or partial ablution), al-ghusl (or full ablution) is beside the wudu in the following cases (that called major impurity):

• After sexual intercourse or wet dreams
• After the dryness, whether for menstruation or confinement

Tayammum means wiping the face and the two hands with pure dust. If pure water is not available or can not be used, tayammum is required as substitute for wudu or Al-ghusl or both of them to pray when the compulsory prayer falls due.

WuduWudu (Arabic: الوضوء al-Wuḍū', Persian:آبدست ābdast, Turkish: abdest, Urdu: وضو wazū') is the Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water. Muslims are required to perform wudu in preparation for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an. Wudu is often translated as "partial ablution", as opposed to ghusl, or "full ablution".

The acts of wudu

The Qur'anic mandate for wudu comes in the sixth ayatof sura 5 (Al-Ma'Ida):

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. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands, Allah doth not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favour to you, that ye may be grateful.

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:

Farā'id of wudu

There are four fard (obligatory) acts. If one of these acts is omitted, it must be returned to and then completion of the successive acts are to be performed. Theses are clearly stated in the Quran.

"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. "

• Washing the face once.
• Washing both the arms including the elbows once.
• Performing Masah of one fourth of the head .
• Washing both the feet once up to and including the ankles. It's not sufficient for one to pass wet hand over the feet or shoes. Under certain conditions masah can be done over leather socks known as khuffs.

Mustahabbāt of wudu

A handful of mustahab (recommended) acts that are considered to make the wudu better. If one of these acts is omitted, the wudu is still considered valid.

• Reciting the shahadah after the ablution
• There should be no delay between washing two limbs.
• During wudu one should not engage in worldly talk.
• Choosing a clean place for ablution.
• Not wasting water in ablution.

Performance of wudu according to Sunni Muslims

1. Start by making niyyah (intention) to perform wudu and cleanse the self of impurities.
2. Say bismillah ("In the Name of Allah (God)").
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 and rub the teeth with a Miswak. If Miswak is not available then one should use the finger.
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 and including the elbow three times; then the left arm three times. Pass fingers of one hand between the fingers of the other hand. If wearing a ring it should be moved freely to allow water to pass under it.
8. Then perform Masah. Wet hands should be passed all over the head; then the first finger of the right and left hand should be moved in the right and left ears respectively and in the same operation thumbs should be passed around the ears; then pass the backs of the hands over the hind part of the neck only. Hands should not be passed around the fore-neck as it is prohibited. This is only done once. One may NOT make masah over a Muslim head cap. Fresh water need not be taken for performing the masah of the ears.
9. Starting with the right foot, wash both feet from the toes up to and including the ankles thrice. The little finger of te left hand should be passed between the fingers of both the feet beginning from the little toe of the right foot and ending with the little toe of the left foot.
10. Recite the shahadah.

Wudu

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. Muslims are required to perform wudu in preparation for ritual prayers and for handling and reading the Qur'an. Wudu is often translated as "partial ablution", as opposed to ghusl, or "full ablution".

The acts of wudu

The Qur'anic mandate for wudu comes in the sixth ayatof sura 5 (Al-Ma'Ida):

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. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands, Allah doth not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favour to you, that ye may be grateful.

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:

Farā'id of wudu

There are four fard (obligatory) acts. If one of these acts is omitted, it must be returned to and then completion of the successive acts are to be performed. Theses are clearly stated in the Quran.

"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. "

• Washing the face once.
• Washing both the arms including the elbows once.
• Performing Masah of one fourth of the head .
• Washing both the feet once up to and including the ankles. It's not sufficient for one to pass wet hand over the feet or shoes. Under certain conditions masah can be done over leather socks known as khuffs.

Mustahabbāt of wudu

A handful of mustahab (recommended) acts that are considered to make the wudu better. If one of these acts is omitted, the wudu is still considered valid.

• Reciting the shahadah after the ablution
• There should be no delay between washing two limbs.
• During wudu one should not engage in worldly talk.
• Choosing a clean place for ablution.
• Not wasting water in ablution.

Performance of wudu according to Sunni Muslims

1. Start by making niyyah (intention) to perform wudu and cleanse the self of impurities.
2. Say bismillah ("In the Name of Allah (God)").
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 and rub the teeth with a Miswak. If Miswak is not available then one should use the finger.
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 and including the elbow three times; then the left arm three times. Pass fingers of one hand between the fingers of the other hand. If wearing a ring it should be moved freely to allow water to pass under it.
8. Then perform Masah. Wet hands should be passed all over the head; then the first finger of the right and left hand should be moved in the right and left ears respectively and in the same operation thumbs should be passed around the ears; then pass the backs of the hands over the hind part of the neck only. Hands should not be passed around the fore-neck as it is prohibited. This is only done once. One may NOT make masah over a Muslim head cap. Fresh water need not be taken for performing the masah of the ears.
9. Starting with the right foot, wash both feet from the toes up to and including the ankles thrice. The little finger of te left hand should be passed between the fingers of both the feet beginning from the little toe of the right foot and ending with the little toe of the left foot.
10. Recite the shahadah.

Answer 2

If you mean by wash the Wudu or the minor ablution then you must wash your hands, face, arms to the elbows, wipe over the head and ears, and then wash your feet.

If you mean by wash Algosl or the major ablution (that is mandatory after doing intercourse sex) then refer to the question below (How do Muslims wash their body after sex) for more information.

Answer 3

It is called 'wudu'

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Before Muslims pray they wash. This is called 'wudu'. They do not wash because they are dirty. They wash because they are about to do something very special - pray. They wash their bodies as a sign that they are also cleaning their minds of all their everyday thoughts so that they can concentrate on praying to Allah. There are special places to wash in the mosque. Men and women wash in separate rooms.

1. wash hands three times.

2. wash mouth and nostrils three times.

3. wash face three times.

4. wash arms up to the elbow three times.

5. wash head and ears (its called masa)

6. wash feet up to the ankle three times.

Answer 4

(1) Make niyyah or the intention to perform wudu(ablution).

(2) Recite:

"Bismillah-Hir-Rahmanir-Raheem"

"In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, most Merciful".

(3) Wash your hands.

Use your left hand to wash your right hand (3 times). After that, using your right hand, wash your left hand. (3 times).

(4) Rinse your mouth. (3 times).

(5) Rinse your nose. (3 times).

(6) Wash your face completely.

The whole face encompasses your right ear to the left, and from the edge of the hair to the chin. (3 times).

(7) Wash your lower arms.

Wash your right arm with your left hand (3 times) and then wash your left arm with your right hand (3 times)

(8) Wash your hair.

Using your wet hands, wipe the top of your head from front to back and back to front (once).

(9) Wipe your ears inside and out. (once).

(10) Wash each of your feet.

Do so up to the ankles and between the toes (3 times).

(11) Recite the shahada:

Ash-hadu allaa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahuu laa shariikalah, WA ash-hadu Anna Muhammadan 'abduhuu WA rasuuluh

"I bear witness that there is no deity but God alone, without any partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is his servant and messenger."

Answer 5

• they normally wash there mouth out 2 remove all the bad words they have sed, there ears to remove all the bad words they have heard and generally do there arms and neck x

Answer 6

you wash first your hands then your head then your arms then your neck then your feet

Answer 7

Like normal people.