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wudu
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Wuduʾ ( ) is the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body, a type of ritual purification, or ablution. The steps of wudu are washing the hands, rinsing the mouth and nose, washing the face, then the forearms, then wiping the head, the ears, then washing or wiping the feet, while doing them in order without any big breaks between them.
Wudu is an Islamic ritual cleansing procedure in which a person washes specific parts of their body—including the hands, face, forearms, and feet, along with rinsing the mouth and nose and wiping the head and ears—in a set order. Muslims perform wudu as a form of ritual purification that is part of their religious practice.
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- Has part
- masah
- Named after
- light
- Religion
- Sufism
- Operator
- Muslim
- Series
- wadjib
- Followed by
- Raising hands in Dua
- Follows
- Qibla
- Based on
- prophetic biography
- Main subject
- Lataif-e-sitta
- Material used
- miswak
- Creator
- Allah
- Image
- Delhi Freitagsmoschee - Waschung 1.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Tayammum
- Has use
- Tilawa
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- Stack Exchange tag
- islam.stackexchange.com/tags/wudu
- present in work
- tafsir
- start point
- human nose
- physically interacts with
- human skin
- terminus
- sunnah salah
- maintained by
- God in Islam
- facet of
- pillars of faith in Islam
- name in native language
- وُضُوءٌ، اَلْوُضُوءُ
- vocalized name
- وُضُوءٌ
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Ablution in Islam
- partially coincident with
- Ghusl
- replaces
- Tayammum
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Description of Wudu
- Quran
- Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
- Description in Hadith
- Wudu requirements
- Types of water
- Farā'id according to Sunni Muslims
- Farā'id according to Shia Muslims
- Mustahabbāt (recommended acts)
- Performance
- Wudu in Sunnism
- Invalidation
- According to Sunni Muslims
- According to Shia Muslims
- Alternatives
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Wuduʾ ( ) is the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body, a type of ritual purification, or ablution. The steps of wudu are washing the hands, rinsing the mouth and nose, washing the face, then the forearms, then wiping the head, the ears, then washing or wiping the feet, while doing them in order without any big breaks between them.
Wudu is an important part of ritual purity in Islam that is governed by fiqh, which specifies hygienical jurisprudence and defines the rituals that constitute it. Ritual purity is called tahara.
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