Sunday, 17 June 2012

Wudû' According to the Hanafi Madh-hab

Bismi-llâh, wa l-hamdulillah, wa s-salâtu wa s-salâmu `alâ rasûlillâh

General Conditions of Purification

1. To be Muslim;
2. to remove anything which prevents water from reaching the part to be washed;
3. to let the water flow on the part to be washed; and
4. to use purifying water.

Obligatory Parts of Wudû'

1. To wash the whole face, from the normal hairline to the chin and from one ear to the other including the hair and skin, but not the inner part of the man's beard when the hair therein is thick;
2. to wash the hands and the forearms up to and including the elbows and what is on them;
3. to wet wipe one-quarter of the head; and
4, to wash the feet with the ankles included, or else to wet wipe the footgear (khuff) when the conditions of the footgear are fulfilled.

Recommended Acts of Wudû'

1. Washing the two hands before inserting them into the container [of water], [especially] after the mutawaddi' (person doing wudû') awakens from his sleep.
2. Taking the name of Allah, the Exalted at the start of the wudu'.
3. Siwak
4. Rinsing the mouth
5. Inhaling water
6. Wiping the ears
7. Combing the beard and
8. [Combing] the fingers
9. Repeating the washing upto thrice.
10. To intend purification
11. Covering the entire head with wiping
12. Performing the wudu' in order, such that he starts with that with whose mention Allah, the Exalted has begun with.
It is recommended for the mutawaddi' to [start] with the right parts.
In addition, wiping the back of the neck (i.e. anything under the ears) with the back of ones hands is a recommended matter, though not an emphasised sunnah.

Invalidators of Wudû'

1. Anything that exits from the private parts, even if it not customary such as a worm or stones.
2. The flowing of any ritually impure substance [such as blood or pus] from a wound [or other opening] to any place that requires cleaning (i.e. it flowed beyond its point of exit), or if it came out with enough force to flow [but was prevent from flowing because it was wiped or absorbed by a bandage].
3. Vomit that is a mouthful, such that one would not have been able to keep it in without difficulty, except if it is just phlegm. Vomit that is from the same motion (ghathayan) is considered together when determining whether it is a mouthful or not.
4. Blood [from the mouth or throat] that overcomes one’s saliva or equals it (if closer to red, wudu is invalidated; if closer to yellow, it is not).
5. The sleep of one whose rear is not firmly seated. As for the one whose rear is firmly seated, his ablution is not nullified by sleep, even if leaning against something in a way that if it were removed he would fall.
6. Loss of consciousness.
7. Madness.
8. Drunkedness.
9. The laughter of an aware adult person a prayer that contains bowing and prostration, even for the one praying by head motions alone. If the laughter occurs after the tashahhud, the ablution is nullified, though not the prayer. If you laugh such that only you could hear it, then it does not invalidate your wudu but does invalidate your prayer.
10. (Direct contact between an erect penis and the vagina of a desirable woman.)

And Allâh Knows Best

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