Wudu (Ablution)

Wuḍūʾ (Arabic: الوضوء‎ al-wuḍūʼ) is the Islamic procedure for wiping parts of the body, a type of ritual purification, or ablution.

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Water . Wudu (Ablution) . Fraud

Can you perform wudu with water resistant sunscreens or fake tans?

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 day ago

Bismihi ta'āla

If it is water resistant, you cannot do wudhu with it. As for a fake tan, as long as it is not "water-proof", you can do wudhu over it.

The criterion is water reaching the skin, for wudhu and for ghusl.

And Allah knows best

203830

Stress . Wudu (Ablution) . Salah (Prayers)

What should I do if I can only pass gas during Wudu and prayer due to stress, sometimes managing to hold it in, but other times unable to, causing the prayer time to pass?

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 5 months ago

Such medical condition has different degrees. If gas keeps on passing continuously with out holding period. In this case, you perform Wudhu for every Salah and pray even if gas passes during prayer.
if gas stops for a while enough to pray the obligatory Salah, then perform Wudhu and Salah during that gap even if you leave recommended acts of Salah just to keep your obligatory Salah with Wudhu.

Wassalam.

201044

OCD . Wudu (Ablution)

As a concerned mother of a 12-year-old facing anxiety and religious OCD, I am wondering if my daughter had the right Niyyah but made mistakes in Wudu without realizing it, are her past Wudu and prayers valid? Should we encourage her to ignore her doubts?

Bismihi ta'āla

Indeed, you must be concerned, and if not stopped, it will consume her, and make her life miserable, and everyone around her as well.

She must only follow her shar'i takleef. Nothing more, nothing less. Her duty is to constantly dismiss her doubts, and consider whatever she does as correct, even if other thoughts enter her mind, and even if she continues to think she did it wrong. She ignores it.

Once she does this for a while, it will, in shaa Allah, break the cycle of her intrusive thoughts.

And Allah knows best.

200663

Toilet . Du'a (Supplication) . Wudu (Ablution)

Is it allowed to recite Imam Ali's Dua while performing Wudu in a restroom that contains a toilet?

Yes it is allowed as far as you never mean to insult or degrade the Du'a.

Wassalam.

199921

Woman . Nails . Nail polish . Wudu (Ablution)

Is it true that women can wear nail polish and still have a valid Wudhu as long as one toe remains unpolished?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 6 months ago

Most Shi'i scholars consider it necessary to remove nail polish for wudu'. (This is apart from the view of the late Ayatollah Fadlallah, who did not consider it necessary to remove it for wudu'.)

However, regarding feet: In Shi'i fiqh, for wiping the feet in wudu, it is necessary to wipe from the tip of one toe to the ankle. If one toe does not have polish (such as the little toe), one can do the wiping including that toe, and fulfill the requirements of wudu. However, that does not work for ghusl, since you need to wash everything.

Hands: The above doesn't work for hands.

200089

Word . Sin . God (Allah) . Wudu (Ablution)

Is it prohibited to touch the word "God" without being in Wudhu since it can appear in notes and magazines? If that is the case, can we discard such items, or would that be considered sinful?

Yes, touching the name of God in any language with out Wudhu must be avoided.

Wassalam.

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Hair . Wudu (Ablution) . Salah (Prayers)

I performed Wudu and prayed but later noticed a small hair under my cuticle that was there during Wudu. Is my Wudu still considered valid?

Yes, you Wudu is valid because small hair do not prevent water from reaching to your skin.

Wassalam.

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Salah (Prayers) . Wudu (Ablution) . Sexual

What should one do if Madhy, pre-seminal fluid, is emitted during prayer? Is it necessary to repeat the prayer or perform Wudu again?

Mathy مَذي is not Najis and it does not harm Wudu. You don't need to perform Wudu again just because of Mathy.

Wassalam.

194830

Doubt . Wudu (Ablution)

When I pray, I sometimes feel like I might have passed gas, but I am unsure if I heard a sound or if it is just internal. I don't believe I actually did, but the doubt arises when I hear a sound. What should I do given my strong belief that I haven't?

When you are not sure about it, and have just a doubt, it means that your Wudu is still valid and your prayer is valid as well.

Wassalam.

194431

Wudu (Ablution) . Fard . Sawm (Fasting)

In Wudhu, if I only complete the obligatory parts and skip the recommended actions, like rinsing the mouth and nose, while fasting, is my Wudhu still valid for prayer? Can you share the ruling according to all five Islamic schools of thought?

Yes, your Wudu is valid if you do the obligatory actions only and skip the recommended actions.

You can refer to Al0Fiqh A'lal Mathahib Al-Khamsah.

Wassalam.

193393

Urine . Incontinence . Wudu (Ablution) . Salah (Prayers)

If I have urinary incontinence, should I perform ablution and clean myself for each prayer, or is it sufficient to do one ablution for both Dhuhr and Asr prayers?

It depends on your health condition. If your urine keeps dripping continuously with out few minutes of break, then you should perform one Wudhu and pray. If your urine dripping stops for few minutes which is enough for you to quickly perform Wudhu and Pray only the obligatory acts of Salah, then you must perform Wudhu and Salah within that minutes of purity.

Wassalam.

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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.

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.