Purity

How is wuḍū’ performed, and which of its acts are obligatory?

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02Wuḍū — the obligations

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Bismillāh

Begin with Bismillāh, then the sequence below three times each unless noted.

1 Hands to the wrists

2 Rinse the mouth · 3 Rinse the nose

4 The face — hairline to chin, ear to ear

5 Right arm to the elbow, then left

6 Wipe the head — once

7 Wipe the ears — inner and outer

8 Right foot to the ankle, then left

Bukhārī, Muslim — the wuḍū of ‘Uthmān ـؓ · ṣaḥīḥ

How many acts are farḍ

Ḥ · four — face, arms, wipe ¼ of the head, feet.

M · seven — adds niyyah, wiping the whole head, rubbing (dalk) and continuity (muwālāt).

S · six — adds niyyah and order (tartīb); part of the head suffices.

Ḥb · six — whole head with the ears, tartīb, muwālāt.

Washing a limb once fulfils the obligation; three is the sunnah. Never exceed three.

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