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Does washing the hands up to the elbows in wudu include washing the palms?

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Washing the palms of the hands is obligatory when washing the hands up to the elbows, because they are included in the term "hand." The hands are washed twice: the first time at the beginning of ablution, which is a Sunnah, and the second time during ablution, which is obligatory. It is obligatory to wash them up to the elbows, including the elbows in the wash, as Allah Almighty stated: "and your hands to the elbows" (Al-Ma'idah: 6).

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