WUDHU (ABLUTION)* (Episode 1)

 Muslims Till Death:

AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU . LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                            *WUDHU (ABLUTION)* (Episode 1)                                                                                                                                                                        Tuesday 21st July 2026. 7 Safar 1448 AH

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*Ablution* is the spiritual cleansing made by Muslims before swalat. Without it swalat is invalid. It compromise of washing one's arm, face, legs hair and others. Water to be used for Ablution should be clean devoid of soap, oil and dirt. Left over water drunk by someone can't be used. There are various instances by which Ablution expires. Before we talk about *Swalat* we have to talk little on ablution before we start the comprehensive topic on swalat. We will in Sha Allah touch on these aspects the various Hadiths.
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*Let’s ponder in these verse 👇🏻*.                     
[5:6] Al-Māidah-الْمَآئِدَة
"یٰۤاَیُّہَا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡۤا اِذَا قُمۡتُمۡ  اِلَی الصَّلٰوۃِ فَاغۡسِلُوۡا وُجُوۡہَکُمۡ وَ اَیۡدِیَکُمۡ  اِلَی الۡمَرَافِقِ وَ امۡسَحُوۡا بِرُءُوۡسِکُمۡ وَ اَرۡجُلَکُمۡ  اِلَی الۡکَعۡبَیۡنِ ؕ وَ اِنۡ کُنۡتُمۡ جُنُبًا فَاطَّہَّرُوۡا ؕ وَ اِنۡ کُنۡتُمۡ مَّرۡضٰۤی اَوۡ عَلٰی سَفَرٍ  اَوۡ جَآءَ  اَحَدٌ مِّنۡکُمۡ  مِّنَ الۡغَآئِطِ اَوۡ لٰمَسۡتُمُ النِّسَآءَ  فَلَمۡ  تَجِدُوۡا مَآءً فَتَیَمَّمُوۡا صَعِیۡدًا طَیِّبًا فَامۡسَحُوۡا بِوُجُوۡہِکُمۡ وَ اَیۡدِیۡکُمۡ مِّنۡہُ ؕ مَا یُرِیۡدُ اللّٰہُ لِیَجۡعَلَ عَلَیۡکُمۡ مِّنۡ حَرَجٍ وَّ لٰکِنۡ یُّرِیۡدُ لِیُطَہِّرَکُمۡ وَ لِیُتِمَّ نِعۡمَتَہٗ عَلَیۡکُمۡ لَعَلَّکُمۡ تَشۡکُرُوۡنَ ﴿۶﴾

O believers! When (you intend) to stand for Prayer, then, (for ablution,) wash your faces and hands up to the elbows, and pass your wet hands over your heads and (also wash) your feet up to the ankles. And if you are in a state of obligation for total ablution, purify yourselves well (by bathing). Should you be ill or on a journey, or someone of you comes (after) defecation, or you have had sexual contact with women and then you do not find water, (in these cases,) perform tayammum with clean soil. So, it is wiping your faces and (full) hands with it (i.e., clean soil). Allah does not want to make things hard for you, but He wants to purify you, and complete the bestowal of His favour upon you so that you may become grateful.
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Volume 1, Book 4, Number 142:

Narrated 'Ata' bin Yasar:

Ibn 'Abbas performed ablution and washed his face (in the following way): He ladled out a handful of water, rinsed his mouth and washed his nose with it by putting in water and then blowing it out. He then, took another handful (of water) and did like this (gesturing) joining both hands, and washed his face, took another handful of water and washed his right forearm. He again took another handful of water and washed his left forearm, and passed wet hands over his head and took another handful of water and poured it over his right foot (up to his ankles) and washed it thoroughly and similarly took another handful of water and washed thoroughly his left foot (up to the ankles) and said, "I saw Allah's Apostle performing ablution in this way."
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Volume 1, Book 4, Number 161:

Narrated Humran:

(the slave of 'Uthman) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out.

then he washed his face and forearrlns up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If anyone Performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.' " After performing the ablution 'Uthman said, "I am going to tell you a Hadith which I would not have told you, had I not been compelled by a certain Holy Verse (the sub narrator 'Urwa said: This verse is: "Verily, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent down...)" (2:159). I heard the Prophet saying, 'If a man performs ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he offers it.
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We can remind ourselves from the narrations how Ablution should be performed. Though the verse only do talk about washing the face, hands, hair and feet, there are much into that. Hadith are there to help us better our Deen. The Hadith emphasizes on washing the mouth and nose. It also remind us of joining both hands in washing the face. We can also remind ourselves that it required of us to put water into our nose and mouth and eject them out. We can also not from the last Hadiths that Uthman washed his feet to the ankle thrice. We can also remind ourselves from the verse that, we pardoned to perform tayammum with clean soil when we can't find water.
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It is not only in the case of water scarcity that we can perform tayammum but when sick. Islam never a burden on us for this is why we were pardoned in many acts. We are also learn from the verse the need for us to perform janaba bath with clean soil when we can't find water. We are also pardoned to perform tayammum when there might be danger doing that with water.
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                                                  *Let’s continue on these verses 👇🏻*.                                                  Volume 1, Book 4, Number 163:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you performs ablution he should put water in his nose and then blow it out and whoever cleans his private parts with stones should do so with odd numbers. And whoever wakes up from his sleep should wash his hands before putting them in the water for ablution, because nobody knows where his hands were during sleep".
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                                       Volume 1, Book 4, Number 145:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Once the Prophet entered a lavatory and I placed water for his ablution. He asked, "Who placed it?" He was informed accordingly and so he said, "O Allah! Make him (Ibn 'Abbas) a learned scholar in religion (Islam)."
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Volume 1, Book 4, Number 239:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are the last (people to come in the world) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." The same narrator told that the Prophet had said, "You should not pass urine in stagnant water which is not flowing then (you may need to) wash in it."
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The first verse draws our attention to what we sad earlier on the need to blow water out from our nose during ablution. We can also remind ourselves the need to clean one's self many times with stones after defecating. We also know it is discouraged to touch one's private part with the right hand during urinal or toileting. Islam is a way of life and we are to adhere to every teaching of it we are to call ourselves Muslims. It tells us on how to go about everything in life.
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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. *We shall continue tomorrow on this same topic in sha Allah*. Questions, problems and complaints on this program are welcome privately*. May HE strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN.