Wudu
Wudu is the ritual washing performed before prayer and other acts of worship. It follows a set sequence: washing the face, arms, and feet, and wiping the head. It is required after using the toilet, passing wind, deep sleep, and certain other things that break it.
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Does a husband's ablution (wudu') become invalidated if he kisses his wife with desire while he is on his way to prayer?
A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, "kissed one of his wives and then went out to prayer without performing ablution." Scholars have differed on the ruling…
Does major ritual bathing (ghusl from janabah) suffice for ablution (wudu), and to what extent is this statement and its derivation sound? Does this include Friday ghusl and ghusl for cleanliness? What is the ruling if a person touches his private parts during ghusl?
If a Muslim performs a complete ghusl for janabah, this ghusl suffices for wudu, because the minor ritual impurity is subsumed under the major ritual impurity, whether one performed wudu before it or not. The evidence…
Is it obligatory for a pregnant woman to perform ghusl and wudu for every prayer due to continuous yellow or white discharge?
Discharges from a woman, if they are from the uterus, are pure (tahir); if they are from the bladder (the exit of urine), they are impure (najis). These discharges do not necessitate a ghusl (ritual bath), but they do…
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Is it permissible to perform ablution (wudu') for prayer while showering, provided that the order and continuity are observed?
Is it permissible to perform ablution by wiping over the upper khuffs if they were worn over another pair of khuffs, given that one does not recall whether he was in a state of purity (wudu') when he put on the upper khuffs, and is he required to repeat (his prayers)?
Is ghusl and wudu' valid if water did not reach some body parts during ghusl, but then reached them in the subsequent wudu', making the prayer valid?