Feet

The foot (plural feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws or nails.

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Feet . Hair . Wudu (Ablution)

Do small hairs, cotton pieces, or dirt on the hands or feet during Wudu invalidate it? I often find myself checking my hands and feet for such impurities before performing Wudu, which takes a lot of time.

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Small hairs do not harm Wudu because water can reach to your hands,but any subject which prevents water from reaching to your skin must be removed before performing Wudu.

Wassalam.

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Feet . Masah . Wudu (Ablution) . Salah (Prayers)

If my foot shifts while wiping my feet during Wudu because the shoes I am standing on aren't stable, does this invalidate my Wudu and do I need to repeat my prayers due to this movement?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'āla

No, it does not invalidate your wudhu', as long as your hand was wiping the foot, and not the foot moving such that it wiped the hand.

And Allah knows best

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Feet . Water . Masah . Wudu (Ablution)

If a few drops of water fall on my feet while performing Wudhu, do I need to dry them before doing Masah? Will my Wudhu be invalid if I choose not to?

If you can perform Masah (wiping) on the dry area on your feet, then it is valid, but never do Masah on the water which falled on your feet. If the whole area is wet with that water,b then you need to dry it before performing Masah in it.
'Wassalam.

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Feet . Toes . Masah

Is it obligatory to wipe between the toes while performing foot wiping in ablution and should the heels be included in the wiping process as well?

No, it is not obligatory to wipe between the toes while performing foot wiping in ablution.
Heels are not included in wiping the foot wiping. Wiping is over the feet only not down side of the feet.

Wassalam.

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Feet . Milk . Ibadah . Muharram . Zuljanah

Is it permissible in Islam for my country's Shias to wash the feet of a Shabeeh-e-Zuljanah horse with milk during processions, considering the enormous amount of milk wasted?

We all must respect and support every Azadari act which is according to the teachings of Ahlul Bayt (AS). We are not allowed to waste milk in any way because wasting any bounty of Allah (SWT) is against the teachings of Imam Husain (AS).

Wassalam.

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Feet . Dhikr . Prostration (sujud)

Can I move my feet during Sujud, while reciting the Dhikr, to make sure they are correctly positioned?

Mateen Charbonneau, Sheikh Mateen Joshua Charbonneau achieved a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies. He undertook Howza classes under esteemed scholars since 2013 and has been teaching at Imam Mahdi... Answered 2 years ago

You should be still while reciting dhikr

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Feet . Toes . Salah (Prayers) . Prostration (sujud)

If I make slight adjustments while reciting obligatory Dhikr and Quran during prayer, like moving my feet in prostration or raising to my toes while standing, should I redo my prayer? And if I do, how can I determine the number of repetitions required?

No need to redo your Prayer for such minor acts during you Prayer because such minor acts never invalidate the Prayer.

Wassalam.

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Woman . Feet . Mahram

Is it obligatory for a woman to cover her feet in front of a non-Mahram person?

Bismihi ta'ala

Yes, feet are a part of female's hijab, to be covered in front of non-mahram men.

And Allah knows best.

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Feet . Sunni-Shi'a . Washing Machine . Wudu (Ablution)

Can the Shia wash their feet during Wudhu or does it become invalid if they do so?

Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 2 years ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. According to Shii jurists after wiping your head you should wipe your feet and the area which you wipe must be dry otherwise your wudu would be invalid.

May you always be successful

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Feet . Salah (Prayers) . Prayer Mat

Do I need to wash my prayer mat if a non-Muslim stepped on it with wet feet?

Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb, Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb has a BA in Law from Guilan University, Iran and has also undertaken Hawzah studies in Qom. He used to be a Cultural Affairs director of Ethics Group of Al-Mustafa... Answered 2 years ago

Assalamu Alaikum
Let's bear in mind that IN PRAYERS for the Sajda(prosteration) to be done correctly, only the place that you put your forehead must be Taahir(pak or not Najis) which is the Turba and even if the mat is Najis but not wet then it's ok to pray on it.
Also in other than PRAYER:
Basically according to Sayyed Sistani (may Allah prolong his life) if the non-Muslim is Ahlul Kitab then you don't need to wash the mat because it has not become Najis.
but if they are non-Kitabi which means they are neither Christian nor Jew nor Zoroastrian, then according to obligatory precaution you must wash the mat to avoid the Nijasah reaching your clothes if it becomes wet.

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Face . Head . Feet . Wudu (Ablution)

Does the entire face, the forearms, the front part of the head and the feet have to be dry before starting Wudhu?

No. Just the front part of the head and the upper part of the feet need to be dry before wiping over it. Face and hands (Washing parts ) can be wet while performing Wudhu.

Wassalam.

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Feet . Al-Abbas ibn Ali

Is it authentic that Abu Fadhl Abbas (as) was so tall that his feet touched the ground while on horseback? If so, does this mean he would have been 10 feet or taller?

Hassanain Govani, Hassanain Govani is based in Sweden and has an MA in History of Religion from Uppsala University and an MA in Islamic Studies from the Islamic College of London, and has also studied Arabic in... Answered 3 years ago

Salaamun Alaykum

As the respected Syed has showned, several sources do witness to the height of Abil Fadhl al-Abbs (pbuh). I would like to add a small note here: Sometimes, we tend to use hyperbolic expressions in our day-to-day language. This is common in many languages. For example, in English you could say "tall as a giraffe", or "as hungry as a wolf", or "I could eat a horse".

Being consumers and contributors to the common parlance of the day, we realize that these are hyperbolic expressions; idioms used to express that something is out of the ordinary. Indeed, with time, even hyperbolic expressions tend to become more common, and so we find that expressions like "awesome" and "fantastic" are used in everyday language, whereas their usage previous was limited to extra-ordinary phenomena.

Given above, I do believe that it would not be far-fetched to understand the statements about the height of Abil Fadhl al-Abbas (pbuh) as hyperbole. That is to say, he (pbuh) was very tall; taller than other people of his time. A way for historians to accentuate this, using the parlance of their day, was to describe his height very tall even when sitting on a horse.

And God knows best

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