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The faraa’idh of wudhu

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Q: Could you explain to me how many faraa’idh are there in wudhu and what are they?

Bismillaah

A: There are four faraa’idh in wudhu. They are as follows:

1) Washing the entire face once.

2) Washing the hands including the elbows once.

3) Making masah of at least one quarter of the head.

4) Washing the feet including the ankles.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَ‌افِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُ‌ءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْ‌جُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُ‌وا وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْ‌ضَى أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ‌ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ مَا يُرِ‌يدُ اللَّـهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَ‌جٍ وَلَـكِن يُرِ‌يدُ لِيُطَهِّرَ‌كُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُ‌ونَ ﴿المائدة: ٦﴾

أركان الوضوء أربعة وهى فرائضه الأول غسل الوجه…والثاني غسل يديه مع مرفقيه والثالث غسل رجليه مع كعبيه والرابع مسح ربع رأسه (نور الايضاح ص30)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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