Elements of Shaafi Fiqh by Umar Abdul Jabbaar

There are five conditions for the validity of Wudhoo. The conditions are as follows:

1. To be a Muslim

2. To be sound

3. The parts of body which are washed in Wudhoo must be free from any object that prevents water from reaching the entire parts such as candle, fat and discharge collecting in eye corners.

4. To not regard any Fardh of Wudhoo as Sunnah

There are six practices in Wudhoo which are necessary to follow. The practices are as follows:

1. To make the intention of Wudhoo before washing the face 2. To wash the whole face from the hair of the forehead to below the chin and from one earlobe to another.

3. To wash both the hands including the elbows and the fingertips covered by the long nails.

4. To make Masah of some part of head, even if there is no hair. It will not suffice to make only Masah of long hair follows from head.

5. To wash both the feet including the ankles and the heals.

6. To maintain proper sequence in washing the above-mentioned four parts.

There are many Sunan acts in Wudhoo. Few of them are as follows:

1. To recite Bismillah

2. To wash both the hands up to the wrists before putting them into the container

3. To use Miswaak

4. To gargle

5. To rinse the nose

6. To make Masah of the complete head

7. To make Masah of the both outer and inter parts of ears

8. To make Khilaal of the fingers of hands and feet

9. To make Khilaal of the thick beard

10. To shake the ring

11. To wash the right hand first

12. To repeat every action three times

13. To wash the next part before the previous one gets dry

15. To rub the parts while washing

16. To read the Du’aa after completing the Wudhoo

The following four acts are Makhrooh in Wudhoo:

1. To use water more than necessity

2. To seek someone’s assistance for making Wudhoo without any valid reason

3. To wash the specific parts more than thrice

4. To dry out the body

Acts that can invalidate one’s Wudhoo are of four types.

1. Whatever comes out from any of the private parts 2. Losing sense by drinking, sickness, fainting or sleeping in a way that the rumps.

are not attached with the ground.

3. Touching the hands of Ghair-Mahram (1) from opposite sex without any barrier.

4. To touch the private part of someone with the palm or fingertips.

1. How many conditions are there for Wudhoo?

2. How many Farayeedh are there in Wudhoo?

3. How many acts are Sunnah in Wudhoo?

4. How many acts are Makrooh in Wudhoo?

5. What are the factors that can invalidate one’s Wudhoo?