Wudu
1,262 questions
How does a woman wipe her head when performing Wudu'?
Is combining rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose a confirmed Sunnah from the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him?
Is it permissible to perform ablution while wearing contact lenses, and is it necessary for water to reach the eye?
Is what comes out of the sides of the urethral or vaginal opening impure and does it nullify Wudu'?
Is it permissible for a sick person to use one nostril for sniffing water during ablution?
Is it valid to act upon the strong presumption (ghalabat al-dhann) in completing the washing of limbs during Wudu and Ghusl?
What is the evidence that washing the hands, mouth, and nose before washing the face in ablution is a Sunnah and not obligatory? Is there a hadith indicating that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, omitted washing them three times during his ablution? If not, how do we prove that the verse of ablution has not been abrogated, or that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not always specify washing them (three times), considering that everything the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did or said is presumed to be obligatory until proven otherwise?
Is it necessary to ensure that all madhy has exited before prayer, or to wash it off then go to pray, knowing that this causes some prayers to be missed and leads to a cycle of doubt and repeating prayers?
Is the white, viscous fluid that appears when rubbing the inner part of the vagina, without any external wetness, considered "madhiy" (pre-seminal fluid) that necessitates performing "istinja'" (washing the private parts) and "wudu'" (ablution) for every prayer? And is it permissible to combine prayers at the university to alleviate hardship?
Is it permissible to advise airplane passengers not to be wasteful when using water for ablution in airplane lavatories to avoid potential technical damage?
Is it permissible to perform ablution (Wudu') while there is a treatment on the nails that sticks to them for a week and does not come off with water?
Does touching the male organ unintentionally and lightly, after performing ghusl and minor ablution (wudu'), nullify the ablution?
Should one rub and clean hand cracks before ablution if there is no substance preventing water from reaching the skin? And is what enters these cracks considered a barrier? And is the ablution considered valid if the color of the cracks changes by touching ash without removing the color? And is it obligatory to repeat the ablution in case of doubt about the presence of a barrier before touching the ash?
What is the preponderant opinion regarding wiping the white area between the head and the ear, and is it permissible to limit oneself to wiping most of the head during ablution?
What is the ruling on someone who finds a small spot of adhesive material on one of their fingers after performing ghusl for janabah, without knowing whether it was there before or after the ghusl, and is it obligatory for them to repeat the ghusl?
Does smoking hashish invalidate minor or major ablution?
What is the ruling on excessive obsessive doubts (waswasa) in ablution (wudu') and prayer, and the feeling of passing wind or urine, and the inability to differentiate between certainty and doubt?
Is it valid to suffice with washing the face in Wudu’ without rinsing the mouth (madmadah) and nose (istinshaq)? What is the ruling on such Wudu’, whether done forgetfully or intentionally? Is it valid to perform Ghusl from Janabah with the intention of Wudu’ without rinsing the mouth and nose?
Is the liquid resembling water (pus) that emerges from a wound impure, and is ablution (wudu') required because of its emergence?
Is what the questioner used to do in istinshaq—pushing water into the nose without drawing it in with the breath—considered sufficient, by analogy with the opinion of those who permitted wetting two fingers and inserting them into the nose? And is it permissible for her to adopt the opinion that istinshaq is not a condition for the validity of wudu’ or ghusl, if her action was not correct? And is she considered mistaken in her understanding or interpretation, or deliberately following her whims, due to her fear of being harmed by drawing in water?
Is it obligatory for a man to undo his braids for ablution (wudu'), ritual bath (ghusl), or prayer (salat), or is it permissible for him to pray with his hair braided?
Does changing clothes invalidate ablution, and does the ruling in this regard differ between men and women?
Does the movement of gases in the rectum without their expulsion nullify ablution?
What is meant by Sheikh Muhammad 'Illaysh's statement in "Minah Al-Jalil": "And the predominance of doubt is not stipulated for one afflicted by doubt due to his inability to achieve it, and doubt suffices for him therein," and to what extent is it valid to act upon it?