Importance of Wudhu (Ablution) in Islam
Wudhu
Why?
O you who have faith!
When you stand up for
prayer, wash your
faces and your hands
up to the elbows, and
wipe a part of your
heads and your feet,
up to the ankles
Sura Maida verse 6
Imam Baqir (as):
There is no prayer
except with purity
(wudhu)
فعن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام، أنه قال:
"علموا صبيانكم الصلاة"،
Narrated from the
Commander of the Faithful:
‘Teach your young children
the prayer’
الإمام علي (ع):
يؤمر الغلام بالصلاة لتسع سنين
‘The young boy should be
ordered to pray at nine years
of age’
Imam Reza (as) : Regarding
the reason for ablution, said,
‘so that the servant is pure
when he stands before the
Mighty one when engaged in
supplication to Him,
Holy Prophet (saw):
Wudhu is half of
the faith
Imam Sadiq:
Wudhu before
meal and after
meals drives away
poverty
Confining it (the wudhu) only to the
face, the two hands, the head and
the two feet was because when the
servant stands before the All-
powerful, the parts which are
exposed are those which are ordered
to be washed in the wudhu
As with his face he performs the
sujud
While washing the face, one should
say:
O Lord! Make my face bright on the
Day when the faces will turn dark.
Do not darken my face on the Day
when the face s are bright.
If
we look at the fiqhi aspect the
length of the face should be washed
from the upper part of the forehead,
where the hair grows, up to the
farthest end of the chin and its
breadth should be washed to the
part covered between the thumb and
the middle finger.
With his hands he requests,
desires, dreads and supplicates
While pouring water over the right elbow,
one should say:
O Lord! Give my book of deeds in my right hand,
and a permanent stay in Paradise on my left,
and make my reckoning an easy one.
While pouring water over the left
elbow, one should say:
O Lord! Do not give my book of deeds in my left
hand, or from behind my back, nor chain it to
my neck. I seek refuge in You from the Hell-fire.
As for the hands, from the elbow to the tips
of the fingers
With his head, he inclines to Him in his
Ruku and his sujud
While performing the wiping of the
head, one should say:
O Lord! Cover me with Your Mercy,
Blessings and Forgiveness.
After washing both the hands one should
wipe the front part of his head with the
wetness which is in his hand; the
recommended precaution is that he should
wipe it with the palm of his right hand, from
the upper part, downwards.
The part on which wiping should be
performed, is one fourth frontal part of the
head. It is sufficient to wipe as much at any
place in this part of the head, although the
recommended precaution is that the length
should be equal to one finger and its
breadth should be equal to three joined
fingers.
And with his legs he stands and
sits.
While performing the wiping of the feet,
one should say:
O Lord! Keep me firm on the Bridge (to Paradise)
on the Day when the feet will slip, and help me
in my efforts to do things which will please You,
O' Glorious and Mighty!.
After wiping the head, one should wipe
with the moisture present in one’s hand to
one’s feet from any toe of the foot up to
the joint. As a recommended precaution,
the right foot should be wiped with the
right hand and the left foot with the left
hand.
Wiping of the feet can have any breadth,
but it is better that the breadth of the
wiping should be equal to three joined
fingers and it is still better that the wiping
of the entire foot is done with the entire
hand.
Relate
wudhu to
Allah for the
kids
Wudhu, or ablution, holds a significant place in Islam as it is a prerequisite for prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (saw) and Imams emphasized the importance of purity in prayer, highlighting the spiritual and practical benefits of performing wudhu. Through verses from the Quran and teachings of the Imams, believers are encouraged to maintain cleanliness through wudhu before prayers and even after meals, symbolizing purity before the Almighty. The act of wudhu not only cleanses the body but also purifies the heart, strengthening the connection between the worshipper and the divine.
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Wudhu Why?
O you who have faith! When you stand up for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, and wipe a part of your heads and your feet, up to the ankles Sura Maida verse 6
Imam Baqir (as): There is no prayer except with purity (wudhu)
: " " Narrated from the Commander of the Faithful: Teach your young children the prayer
( :) The young boy should be ordered to pray at nine years of age
Imam Reza (as) : Regarding the reason for ablution, said, so that the servant is pure when he stands before the Mighty one when engaged in supplication to Him,
Holy Prophet (saw): Wudhu is half of the faith
Imam Sadiq: Wudhu before meal and after meals drives away poverty
Confining it (the wudhu) only to the face, the two hands, the head and the two feet was because when the servant stands before the All- powerful, the parts which are exposed are those which are ordered to be washed in the wudhu
As with his face he performs the sujud While washing the face, one should say: O Lord! Make my face bright on the Day when the faces will turn dark. Do not darken my face on the Day when the face s are bright.
If we look at the fiqhi aspect the length of the face should be washed from the upper part of the forehead, where the hair grows, up to the farthest end of the chin and its breadth should be washed to the part covered between the thumb and the middle finger.
With his hands he requests, desires, dreads and supplicates While pouring water over the right elbow, one should say: O Lord! Give my book of deeds in my right hand, and a permanent stay in Paradise on my left, and make my reckoning an easy one.
While pouring water over the left elbow, one should say: O Lord! Do not give my book of deeds in my left hand, or from behind my back, nor chain it to my neck. I seek refuge in You from the Hell-fire. As for the hands, from the elbow to the tips of the fingers
With his head, he inclines to Him in his Ruku and his sujud While performing the wiping of the head, one should say: O Lord! Cover me with Your Mercy, Blessings and Forgiveness.
After washing both the hands one should wipe the front part of his head with the wetness which is in his hand; the recommended precaution is that he should wipe it with the palm of his right hand, from the upper part, downwards. The part on which wiping should be performed, is one fourth frontal part of the head. It is sufficient to wipe as much at any place in this part of the head, although the recommended precaution is that the length should be equal to one finger and its breadth should be equal to three joined fingers.
And with his legs he stands and sits. While performing the wiping of the feet, one should say: O Lord! Keep me firm on the Bridge (to Paradise) on the Day when the feet will slip, and help me in my efforts to do things which will please You, O' Glorious and Mighty!.
After wiping the head, one should wipe with the moisture present in one s hand to one s feet from any toe of the foot up to the joint. As a recommended precaution, the right foot should be wiped with the right hand and the left foot with the left hand. Wiping of the feet can have any breadth, but it is better that the breadth of the wiping should be equal to three joined fingers and it is still better that the wiping of the entire foot is done with the entire hand.
Relate wudhu to Allah for the kids
