In our article today, we will discuss a critical topic: wudu steps.
This step is one of the essential steps of prayer; without proper wudu, the prayer is not complete.
Here we will discuss the importance of wudu and how to do it in steps, and we will tell you everything related to wudu.
Wudu steps:
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Before we talk about wudu steps, we will discuss wudu’s meaning and its importance.
Wudu meaning:
Wudu means washing certain parts of the body with certain steps and a specific arrangement with the structure of worship and prayer, and its purpose is to purify themselves in meeting God in prayer, and you are pure.
Importance of wudu:
Wudu is a prerequisite for the validity of prayer.
It is not permissible to pray without ablution, as the Messenger of God – may God’s prayers and peace be upon him – said:
(The prayer of one of you is not accepted if he falls ill until he performs ablution), as it is required to follow wudu steps.
It is not permissible to take any step of wudu over the other.
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Here we will tell you how to do wudu step by step:
How to make wudu?
- You must make the correct niyah for wudu and prayer, after which the basmalah (in the name of God).
- You should wash the palm of your hand three times.
- And the third step is rinsing the mouth three times.
- And then comes the step of inhalation in the nose three times.
- You should wash the face three times from the hairline to the chin and from the right ear to the left.
- Washing the hands up to the elbows three times,
as one of the essential wudu steps is to be in order, starting with the right hand.
- Then the step of wiping the head and you have to do it three times and it can also one time.
- After that, wipe the ear, provided this step is done three times, maybe once, but preferably three times.
- The last steps of wudu to pray in order are washing the feet to the heels three times
and as it was stipulated, washing hands by starting with the right hand.
It is one of the most critical steps of the method of prayer in detail and arrangement to start with the right foot, with the necessity of washing between the toes.
- After completing ablution, you can say,
“I bear witness that there is no god but God, alone, without a partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, O God, make me of those who repent and make me of those who purify themselves.”
When should you perform the wudu steps?
- Prayer: You must perform wudu in prayer, whether it is obligatory or from the Sunnah.
The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said, “Prayer is not accepted without wudu.”
- Before reading the Qur’an: You must perform wudu before touching the Qur’an and reading the Qur’an.
A person must be pure, and the jurists have agreed that ablution is required before touching the Qur’an
and God Almighty said in Surat Al-Waqi’ah, verse 79, “No one touches it except those who are purified.”
- Circumambulation of the Kaaba: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him
considered circumambulation like prayer, but the difference between them is that it is possible to talk during the circumambulation, and this means that wudu must be performed before the circumambulation as well.
Rule of wudu
The rule of wudu is divided into obligatory and desirable in terms of the necessity of worship
or its desirability; there are obligatory acts of worship that are obligatory for purity,
and others desirable for it to be desirable for purity as well,
so wudu is obligatory when performing duties and obligations such as obligatory prayer and circumambulation.
As for the desirable ablution, it is to perform desirable worship such as naafil prayer, remembrance, and recitation of the Noble Qur’an.
what breaks wudu
After you know the correct wudu steps, the importance of wudu, and the rule of wudu, you must understand what breaks wudu to avoid them.
There are nine things that breaks wudu, we must avoid them or repeat wudu if something happens to us, and we will explain them in the following:
- Exiting one or both of the two pathways, such as passing wind or feces.
- A lot of blood or pus or vomiting causes breaks wudu, and if you have blood or pus for any reason, you must repeat the wudu.
- If a person is unconscious, or in a correct sense, drunk, that breaks his wudu, and if wudu is invalidated, prayer is not accepted.
- The fourth matter that causes the wudu to be broken is touching the anus with the hand without a barrier
because the Prophet, peace, and blessings are upon him, said: “Whoever touches his private part, let him perform ablution.” Narrated by Ahmad, Al-Nasa’i, and Ibn Majah.
- A man is touching a woman’s skin or touching his skin with lust.
- The exit of semen from the body, even if they went out without lust.
Imam Al-Shafi’i recognized the necessity of washing and wudu for men and the obligation to perform ablution for women
which is the view of most scholars as well.
- Backbiting and ugly speech Imam Ahmad went to invalidate wudu by backbiting, and he sees the Hanafi and Shafi’i to the desirability of wudu from backbiting and ugly speech.
- The period in women breaks wudu.
- Washing the dead, the Hanafi school held that it is desirable to perform ablution for one who washed the dead
but the majority of jurists did not mention that in the nullifiers of ablution.
The virtue of wudu
Wudu is an act of worship by which the believer prepares to stand before God in prayer,
purifying the body from sins.
Wudu in Islam has many virtues; Most importantly, it is one of the essential conditions for prayer.
- Without it, the prayer of a Muslim man or woman is not accepted
, and it achieves sensory and moral purity for the Muslim.
- Wudu causes you to feel psychological comfort and safety and keeps Satan away from you. In addition, it achieves sensory and moral purity for the Muslims.
- One of the virtues of wudu for a Muslim or a Muslim is that it is strong evidence of the Muslim’s faith, based on the hadith of the Prophet,
“Be straight and not count and know that your good deeds are prayers and only a believer will be preserved.”
- It is also a reason to raise a Muslim’s status and expiate his sins.
Some other benefits of wudu:
Scientific research has proven that wudu has many medical benefits, which we will explain to you in the following:
- Rinsing helps the mouth to get rid of germs that are permanently present in saliva, on the teeth, on the tongue,
And in all parts of the mouth; so, rinsing the mouth with water protects it from gum disease and, infections, tooth decay, strengthens the muscles of the mouth and face, and protects it from respiratory tract infections.
- Washing the nose and inhaling the water removes the germs in it. Even the one who performs ablution well, his nose is completely free of germs. This protects the nose from diseases and prevents germs from moving into the respiratory system.
As washing the face, gives the skin of the face freshness and vitality and rids it of germs and dust.
- Washing the face well rids the eyes of dust and germs. And protects it from various infections.
- Washing the face and hands removes the remnants of sweat from the skin’s surface
- and opens the pores so that it can breathe well, in addition to removing grease and fat accumulated on the skin of the face and hands due to skin secretions.
This reflects positively on the health of the body.
more benefits:
- Also, washing the feet and massaging them well protects the skin in this area from infection with a fungus of the feet and many skin diseases in this place.
- Washing the face, hands, and feet and massaging these parts to activate the blood flow in the vessels under the skin, and this is reflecting in the psychological state of the believer,
so he increases peace and tranquility and thus gets rid of many of the accumulation of destructive psychological emotions.
- The skin’s oily secretions constantly attract bacteria from the surrounding air to grow and multiply in great numbers.
- And that wudu regularly and continuously is an effective method of preventive medicine to protect the person from the destruction of these germs.
- And one of the medical facts that have been proven is that the blood circulation in the extremities of the body in the hands and feet is less than in the rest of the body’s organs due to the distance of these extremities from the center of blood pumping, which is the heart.
- It proving that washing these extremities
and massaging them well regularly strengthens the blood circulation and increases the activity of and body immunity.
- In recent research, the excellent effect of water on a person during wudu shows to remove stress and anxiety, so the believer feels calm during ablution, which is one of the secrets of wudu.
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