Process of Wudhu (Ablution)

MAKING INTENTION FOR WUDHU (NIYAT)

Before starting the actions or wudhu it is necessary to make niyat. Make niyat that the act of performing wudhu is for the purpose of purity only. Niyat should be made in the heart because it is an action of the heart and not of the tongue.

Niyat by words is not approved by Prophet Muhammad(saw).Then start the wudu by saying:-

Bismillah hir rahma nir-raheem (In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful)

ACTIONS FOR PERFORMING ABLUTION.

Wash the hands-up to the wrist making sure that no pan of the hands Is left dry.

Rinse the mouth taking up water with the right hand.

Clean the nose: sniff water up front the right palm and then eject water with the left hand.

Wash the face from ear to ear, and forehead to chin make sure that no part of the face is left dry.

Then wash the forearms (right forearm first) up to the elbows making sure that no part of them is left dry.

Rub the head as follows:- Wet your fingers and then wipe the head with your fingers starting from the forehead, taking them to the nape of the neck, then bring them back to the forehead.

Clean the ears by inserting the tips of the index fingers waned with water into the ears, twist them around the folds of the ears then pass the thumb behind the ears from the bottom, upwards.

Wash the feet (right foot first) up to the ankles making sure that no parts of the feat are left dry, especially between the toes.

SPECIAL FACILITIES IN ABLUTION

Rubbing the socks with wet hands instead of washing the feet is allowed provided that the socks have been put on after performing an ablution, including washing the feet. This is allowed for 24 hours from the time of ablution, and for 3 days if the person is on a journey. After this time the feet must bit washed. Similarly if them is a wound in any parts of the body, which has

to be washed in ablution, and if washing that particular part is likely to cause harm, it is permissible to wipe the dressing of the wound with wet hand.

HADITH

Mughira bin shubah said, " Prophet (saw) performed ablution and wiped over his socks and sandals." (Ahmad, Tirmizi, Abu Dawud, and Ibn- Majah).

Each detail of ablution has been performed by Prophet Muhammad(saw) once, twice or three times (except rubbing of head and cleaning of ears, i.e. actions 6 and 7 should only be done once.Since all the above methods meet Prophet's (saw) approval we can perform ablution by doing the actions once, twice or three times, provided that no part has been left dry.

Amr bin Shuaib, quoting his father on the authority of his grandfather narrated that Prophet Muhammad(saw) said, "If anyone performs actions of ablution more than 3 times, he has done wrong, transgressed and done wickedly. (Nisai, Ibn Majah)

DU'A  AT THE END OF ABLUTION

"Ash hadu an lailaha illal lahu wah dahu la shareeka lahu wa ash hadu an-na Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu". (Muslim)

I testify that there is no deity except Allah alone. And I testify that Muhammad(saw) is His servant and messenger." 

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Wudhu (Ablution for Prayer)

The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) said,

"WUDHU is the key to prayer as prayer is the key to Paradise. ISLAM lays extreme stress on cleanliness and "TAHARAT". 

As external actions have deep impact upon internal feelings, such as artificial crying makes a person sad as well as artificial laughter makes one happy so is cleanliness and ablution.

Purified body lends to purity of mind, however, cleanliness which is ablution, or wudhu, has been made compulsory before each prayer and in certain cases even a full bath has been made obligatory before prayer.

A Muslim is required to perform ablution (Wudhu) before Salat. Ablution prepares one mentally for Salat and it also helps concentration in prayer. It is essential to wash or moisturize these parts of the body to generate concentration because the dispersion of thoughts is due to the keenness of the body's five senses. The centers of the five senses are the eyes, ears, nose mouth, hands and feet. It has been proven from the expertise of neurologists that the chain of thought can be rerouted by cooling fingers of the hands and feet. They also say that concentration of thoughts can be achieved by cooling the nerv-ends. That is the Philosophy of Wudhu. A Mulim stands before his Creator by cooling nerve-ends of his body with Wudhu water and concentrating all his thoughts for the worship of the All-Mighty.

In Wudhu, we wash or moisturize the nerve-ends of the hands, feet, hair, mouth, nose and ears. All the main nerve-ends of the body are touched in Wudhu in one way or another. Perfect concentration of thoughts to create the proper worshipping atmosphere is thus attained.

As we learn from everyday experience that a person who has fainted can be brought back to his consc iousness by sprinkling water on his face, hands and feet which clearly proves our theory. That is why a Muslim is expected to achieve his external as well as internal consciousness by performing Wudhu.

Cleanliness and dirt are not compatible. Allah is clean and whosoever loves Him must be clean, externally as well as internally. Prayer, which is contact with Allah, is therefore unacceptable unless the person, who wants to contact his Lord, is clean. The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) said,

"The prayer of a person who does "HADATH" (passes urine, stool or wind) is not accepted till he performs or repeats Wudhu, the ablution."

Because the Muslim Ummah is expected to be the cleanest by performing ablution at least five times a day, the Holy Prophet (peace be on him) therefore, gave glad tidings that "On the day of Resurrection, my followers will be called "Ghurrul Muhajjaleen" the bright armed and bright faced, from the traces of ablution on them. Therefore, whosoever can increase the area of his radiance should try to do so by always performing ablution before the prayers. (Bukhari, Kitabul Wudhu).

Source : http://www.islamdoor.com/Prayers.htm