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How does a woman perform ablution (wudu'), and can Ayat al-Kursi be recited using English letters?

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Ablution (Wudu') has two forms: obligatory and recommended.

Firstly: The Obligatory Form (Fard of Wudu'): 1. Washing the entire face once, including rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose. 2. Washing the hands up to the elbows once. 3. Wiping the entire head, including the ears. 4. Washing the feet up to the ankles once. 5. Observing the proper sequence between the limbs. 6. Performing the ablution consecutively without a long temporal interruption between washing the limbs. The proof for this is Allah's saying: {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...} [Al-Ma'idah: 6].

Secondly: The Recommended Form ( of Wudu'): 1. Intention in the heart. 2. Saying "Bismillāh" (In the name of Allah). 3. Washing the palms of the hands three times. 4. Rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose three times, followed by expelling it. 5. Washing the face three times. 6. Washing the hands up to the elbows three times. 7. Wiping the head and ears once with new water. 8. Washing the feet up to the ankles three times. The proof for this is the of 'Uthmān (may Allah be pleased with him) describing the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Conditions for Wudu': Islam, sanity, discernment, intention, pure water, and removing anything that prevents water from reaching the skin. There is no difference in the form of ablution between men and women. It is recommended to say the following supplication after ablution: "Ashhadu an lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan 'abduhu wa rasūluhu. Allāhummaj'alnī minat-tawwābīna waj'alnī minal-muṭatahhirīn" (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without any partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger. O Allah, make me among those who repent and make me among those who purify themselves). As for saying "Allāhummarḥam nabiyyanā" (O Allah, have mercy on our Prophet), what is prescribed is to send prayers and salutations upon him; as Allah says: {Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and greet him with [a respectful] greeting.} [Al-Ahzāb: 56].

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