Tuesday 6 May 2008

How to perform Wudu (Ablution)

Wudhu (ablution)

1. To wash one's hands, face and feet etc. before performing NAMAZ is called WUDHU or ABLUTION. No Namaaz is accepted without Wudhu.

2. One should sit on a high and clean place to perform Wudhu. Face the direction of the Holy KA'BA Sharif if possible.


DUA BEFORE COMMENCING WUDHU (ablution)
"I begin with the name of Allah. And all praises are due to Allah."

3. Using TAHIR (clean) water FIRST wash BOTH the HANDS upto the WRISTS THREE times.

4. Use a MISWAAK for cleaning the teeth and then GARGLE the mouth THREE times.
It is SUNNAT to make MISWAAK during WUDHU. By using Miswaak the reward of a NAMAAZ increases 70 times.

5. Thereafter take water upto the NOSTRILS THREE times with the RIGHT hand and clean the nose with the LEFT hand.

6. Then wash your FACE THREE times. Wash from the hairy part of the forehead to below the chin and from one ear lobe to the other.

7. Then make KHILAL of the BEARD.

8. Thereafter wash the RIGHT HAND INCLUDING the ELBOWS THREE times.

9. Then wash the LEFT HAND INCLUDING the ELBOWS thrice.

10. Then make KHILAL of the FINGERS.

DUA WHILST MAKING WUDHU

"O Allah! forgive my sins and give expansion (abundance) in my home and grant me blessings in my sustenance."

11. Thereafter wet the hands and pass them over the head, ears and nape. This must be done ONCE only. It is known as MASAH.


MASAH

WET THE HANDS AND FINGERS
Keep THREE fingers of each hand together (middle finger, ring finger and little finger).
Keep thumb and index finger raised (away).
Keep thumb, index finger and palm away from the head.
Pass the three fingers from the forehead to the upper portion of the nape.
Then place the palm on the sides of the head and bring forward to forehead.
Then insert the front portion of the index finger into the openings of the ear.
Then make Masah behind the ears with the inner part of the thumb.
Make Masah of the nape with the back of the middle finger, ring finger and the little finger.

12. Then wash BOTH the FEET INCLUDING the ANKLES THREE times. First the RIGHT and then the LEFT foot.
First wash the RIGHT FOOT including the ankle then make KHILAL and of the TOES.
N.B. Use the LEFT HAND for KHILAL of toes and washing of the feet.

Then wash the LEFT FOOT including the ankle and then make KHILAL of the TOES.




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