Wuthu Flashcards
Wuthu is a ____ of salah.
Wuthu is a condition of salah.
Name two virtues of Wuthu.
Mentioned by Ibn Majah:
Prophet said that whilst performing wuthu, the drops of water falls along with sins.
Tirmidhi in his Jaami’ (collection of hadeeth):
Prophet said:
“I saw my lord in my sleep,
Allah said ‘do you know what the angles are talking about?’ “
The prophet replied ‘No’.
Allah placed his hand on the prophet’s chest until he felt cold, Allah said ‘Now?’,
The prophet replied: ‘yes, angles are talking about the virtues of doing wuthu even when it is difficult, walking to the masjid, waiting from salah to salah…’
If one leaves off an obligation in wuthu, is their wuthu valid?
No.
If one leaves off a sunnah of wuthu, is their wuthu valid?
Yes.
What are the 6 obligations of wuthu?
1) Intention (must intend to do wuthu before starting)
- Intention is to raise from oneself the state of hadath/ or know you need to do wuthu in order to pray.
2) Washing the face
- Wash not wipe.
- Face = From original hairline (not receding hairline) to chin, from ear to ear.
+ Shafi’ opinion: mouth and nose are sunnah
+ Hanbali opinion (stronger opinion): mouth and nose are part of the face.
3) Beard
- If thick, just wash over it
- If thin (skin can be seen) then ensure the skin gets washed.
4) Washing hands including elbows (hand and elbow, it doesn’t matter if you washed hands at the start, need to do it again)
- Wash not wipe
5) Wiping the head
- run fingers from front to back
- wipe not wash
- This includes the ears
6) Needs to be done in the above order
Recall surah ma’idah verse 6 and it meaning.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَٱغْسِلُوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْمَرَافِقِ وَٱمْسَحُوا۟ بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْكَعْبَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًۭا فَٱطَّهَّرُوا۟ ۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰٓ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَآءَ أَحَدٌۭ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلْغَآئِطِ أَوْ لَـٰمَسْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا۟ مَآءًۭ فَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ صَعِيدًۭا طَيِّبًۭا فَٱمْسَحُوا۟ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍۢ وَلَـٰكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janābah,1 then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women2 and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.
Is saying ‘Bismillah’ before wuthu obligatory?
No, it’s a sunnah.
Why is it a sunnah to wash both hands up to wrists at the start of wuthu?
Wash hands before placing them in the bucket so you do not contaminate all the water.
How do you clean the mouth in wuthu?
Swirling the water around in the mouth and pass water up the nose. (No evidence of gargling)
Do you wipe the whole head or just part of the head for a valid wuthu?
Part of the head is valid, The entire head is sunnah (according to Imaam Shaaf’i)
Wiping the inner ear and the back (with thumb) is a sunnah.
True or False.
False, it is an obligation, it is part of the head.
Is a sunnah or fardh to run fingers through a thick beard?
Sunnah.
It is obligatory to wash the right side before the left.
True or False.
False, it is a sunnah, not a fardh.
How many times it is sunnah to wash each part?
3, except hair and ears.
Is it necessary to perform wuthu before every salah?
No, it is sunnah.
