how to perform ablution

A comprehensive guide to the correct and valid procedure for performing wudu for prayer according to the Sunnah. Discusses the order of washing the parts of the body for wudu, the recitation of the intention for wudu, and the prayer after wudu (in Arabic, Latin, and their meanings). Also includes explanations of the pillars and sunnah of wudu, as well as things that invalidate wudu according to the views of fiqh scholars.

Farḍ al-Wuḍūʾ: The 6 Essential Pillars for Valid Worship We Must Understand

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A six-panel photo collage illustrating the 6 fardu (obligatory pillars) of wudu in sequence: niyyah (top left), washing the face, washing arms, wiping the head, washing feet, and an illustration of tartib/order (bottom right).

Wuḍūʾ (ablution) is the indispensable key to the validity of various fundamental acts of worship in Islam, such as prayer (ṣalāh), circumambulation of the Kaaba (ṭawāf), and touching the muṣḥaf of the Qur’an. Without a correctly performed wuḍūʾ, these acts of worship will not be accepted by Allah. A question frequently arises: how many obligatory … Read more