WuduWhat Is Wudu?

What Is Wudu ?

Wudu is a ritual cleansing Muslims do before prayer, reading Quran and doing Tawaf around Kaaba in Hajj and Umrah.

WuduSteps Of Wudu

Niyah

Before you start cleansing yourself physically you have to make a clear intention of what you're going to do. You should be clear that you are making Wudu. If you're cleaning yourself because you’re dirty or spilled something on yourself then it is not counted as a Wudu. Intention happens in your heart, So you think of it and you don't have to say it. 

Bismallah

You say bismallah before you start physically cleansing yourself.

Wash Your Hands

The second step of wudu is to wash your hands three times from the tip of your fingers up to your wrists. You have to pour water into your hands and wash them three times before immersing them into the water.

Wash You Mouth

The third step of wudu is to wash your mouth three times. If you are not fasting you have to make sure your mouth is filled with water.

Wash Your Nose

You have to sniff water up your nose using your right hand and blow it back down using your left hand three times.

Wash Your Face

To wash your face from the top of your forehead to the bottom of your chin and from the front of your right ear to your left ear three times.

Wash Your Arm

To wash your arms from the wrist to the elbow three times, starting with the right arm then the left arm. Making sure you wash slightly beyond the elbow also to wash everything in between.

Wipe Your Hair

To wipe your head from the top of your forehead to the back of your scalp once then back to the top of your forehead.

Wipe Your Ears

To wipe your ears once from the top around then to the bottom in and out.

Wash Your Feet

Wash your feet three times starting with your ankles down to your toes, and in between your toes. When you wash your feet start with the right.

Du’a

Finally after you finish washing yourself you have to say a Du’a: "ASH HADU AN LA ILAHA ILLAL LAHU WAH DAHU LA SHAREEKA LAHU WA ASH HADU AN-NA MUHAMMADAN 'ABDUHU WA RASULUHU." (I testify that there is no deity except Allah alone. And I testify that Muhammad (SAW) is His servant and Messenger)" ALLAH HUMMA IJ 'ALNEE MINATTAW-WABEEN, WAJ 'ALNEE MINAL MUTA TAH-HIREEN."(O Allah make me among those who are penitent and make me among those who are purified)

WuduExtra Information

Bad Points

1. Stopping in the middle of Wudu.

2. Talking on the phone while your doing Wudu.

3. Eating while doing Wudu.

4. Doing the Wudu in the wrong order .

5. Not performing all the proper steps of Wudu.

6. Adding more steps in the middle of Wudu

7. Not fully washing every part of the wudu, meaning to leave parts of the wudu parts dry

8. Wasting lots of water, etc.

Good Points

1. Performing all the steps in the correct order.

2. Doing the steps without stopping.

3. Choosing the proper Niyah.

4. Performing your Wudu with all the proper steps.

5. Not wasting water.

6. Performing Wudu in a pure place.

Compulsory Actions

1. Wash your face

2. Wash you hands

 3. Wash your arms from your wrist up to your elbow

4. Wash your hair

5. Wash your feet up to your ankles .

6. Niyah

7. Order of the steps

AOIs Health & Social

Wudu is linked to health and social education because when you do Wudu you clean yourself which refreshes you.

It cleanses you of germs about five times a day.

If you look clean

Environment

1. You shouldn’t leave the tap on because it wastes water and it affects the environment

2. You would better get a sensor in your tap so the water stops while you’re washing.

3. Prophet Mohammed pbuh guided us to save water in wudu even if we use water from the river for your Wudu (etc).

4. Also think about how many people waste water when they perform wudu and use the normal tap that doesn’t stop pouring water

Things That Break Wudu

1. When you go to the bathroom

2. When you lay down and sleep

3. When you go into a deep sleep

The QuizWudu

http://www.quizyourfriends.com/take-quiz.php?id=1011230854072407&a=1&

Bibliography

Websites:information:http://www.themuslimwoman.com/chooseyourpath/basicguidetoprayer/wuduexample.htm 

Pictures:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpHcw9uvU6E http://www.kutsalkitaplar.net/english/index.php/islam-a-christianity/dr-zakir-naik-videos/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=399:performing-wudu&catid=40:makaleler&Itemid=66

People:

Mr. Badri

Papers:

Islamic handout on wudu

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