Wudu
410 questions
Is it necessary for someone who prays sitting on a chair, out of fear of passing wind, to perform ablution (wudu') while sitting? And how should they act if they do not find a seat for ablution? And is praying sitting obligatory for them if there is a possibility of passing wind during bowing (ruku') or prostration (sujud)?
What is the ruling on running water through the beard (takhleel al-lihya) during wudu, and what is the preponderant opinion among scholars on this issue?
Is the Farewell Tawaf valid if one is in doubt about being ritually pure from major defilement (janabah) while performing it?
Is ablution (wudu') required between each instance of intercourse during the same sexual encounter?
What is the ruling on dead skin (dry, flaky skin) and dandruff on the scalp, and do they constitute a barrier that prevents the validity of ablution, and what is the difference between them?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a pregnant woman who suffers from excessive vaginal discharge of varying colors and consistency, and is she required to change her underwear for every prayer, and what should she do if the discharge continues throughout the day?
Is it forbidden for those in a state of ritual impurity (junub) and menstruating women to touch books and magazines that contain Quranic verses?
Is a woman sinful for using nail polish, and what should she do when performing wudu?
How is the cessation of madhy known after cleansing from it? And what is the ruling when there are transparent secretions, and it is not known whether they are madhy or pure vaginal discharge, after cleansing? And is istinja’ sufficient, or is examination required thereafter?
How is washing the hands in Wudu calculated: Does washing from the fingertips to the elbow and then returning from the elbow to the fingertips count as two washes or one wash?
What is the ruling on trailing one's garment, and does it nullify Wudu' (ablution) or not?
Does breastfeeding invalidate one's ablution?
Does a man's Wudu become invalidated if he looks at his wife's 'awrah?
Is it obligatory for children under seven years old to perform ablution (Wudu') for circumambulating (Tawaf) during Umrah?
What is the ruling on prayers, acts of obedience, reciting the Qur’an, and Hajj for someone who used to err in washing their hands during wudu’ by only washing them from the wrist to the elbow, and what should they do to expiate this error?
Does madhy have a smell, especially if the smell is strange, and what is the ruling concerning the white, viscous fluid that has the characteristics of madhy, but its time of emission is not precisely known?
What is the ruling on the emission of wady during or after ablution and before prayer, or upon leaving the house with the intention of prayer, or between two prayers?
Is it permissible for a woman with continuous discharge to perform ablution and go to the mosque? And is she affected by delaying prayer while waiting for the elevator, or obeying her parents, or giving charity? And is she required to check for discharge after returning?
What is the ruling on someone from whom pre-seminal fluid (madhiy) was discharged, and he cleaned his private parts and the area around them with tissues without washing them with water, then performed ablution (wudu'), and then remembered that he had forgotten to wash? Is it sufficient for him to wash his private parts after ablution and then pray, or must he repeat the ablution?
What is the ruling on ablution (wudu') when there are boils on the leg wrapped with medical plasters?
Is there any legal evidence that the boundaries of the face for Wudu’ (ablution) are from the hairline to the chin lengthwise, and from ear to ear widthwise, or is it an ijtihad (independent reasoning) by scholars?
Is it obligatory to drink the leftover ablution water, and what is the ruling on drinking it if drops from the nose or mouth fell into it, and does it remain pure for drinking in this case?
Is it necessary to wash clothes, bed sheets, and everything suspected of being stained with madhiy (pre-seminal fluid), after the questioner has been afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Does the presence of grease, oil, or ink on the parts of the body designated for ablution (wudu') prevent it, as well as earwax and dried eye discharge? Are there authentic hadiths to that effect, and have scholars agreed on their ruling?