The Sunnahs of Wudu
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Are there any sunnahs (recommended practices) of wudu (ablution) reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
There are sunnahs of wudu, not just one. Wudu has fard (obligatory) acts and sunnahs. For example, the sunnahs of wudu include doing the mouth rinse and nose sniff three times each, washing the face three times, washing the hands three times, washing the feet three times, and wiping the head once. These are the sunnahs of wudu established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for doing it once, that is fard (obligatory): rinsing the mouth once, sniffing the nose once, washing the face once, washing the hands once, and washing the feet once. This is fard and is required. Anything more than that is a virtue and a sunnah, yes, and it is the perfection of purity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In wudu, starting with the right side before the left is one of the sunnahs of wudu. Also, among the sunnahs of wudu is that when one finishes, he says: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, make me among those who repent, and make me among those who purify themselves." This is one of the sunnahs of wudu. As for saying "Bismillah" at the beginning, that is wajib (obligatory) among the obligations of wudu, but if one forgets and does not say it, his wudu is valid.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Perhaps he means praying two rak'ahs after wudu?
The Shaykh:
The sunnahs of wudu also include praying after it. One of the sunnahs of wudu is praying a nafilah (voluntary prayer) after it, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Are there any sunnahs (recommended practices) of wudu (ablution) reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
There are sunnahs of wudu, not just one. Wudu has fard (obligatory) acts and sunnahs. For example, the sunnahs of wudu include doing the mouth rinse and nose sniff three times each, washing the face three times, washing the hands three times, washing the feet three times, and wiping the head once. These are the sunnahs of wudu established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for doing it once, that is fard (obligatory): rinsing the mouth once, sniffing the nose once, washing the face once, washing the hands once, and washing the feet once. This is fard and is required. Anything more than that is a virtue and a sunnah, yes, and it is the perfection of purity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In wudu, starting with the right side before the left is one of the sunnahs of wudu. Also, among the sunnahs of wudu is that when one finishes, he says: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, make me among those who repent, and make me among those who purify themselves." This is one of the sunnahs of wudu. As for saying "Bismillah" at the beginning, that is wajib (obligatory) among the obligations of wudu, but if one forgets and does not say it, his wudu is valid.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Perhaps he means praying two rak'ahs after wudu?
The Shaykh:
The sunnahs of wudu also include praying after it. One of the sunnahs of wudu is praying a nafilah (voluntary prayer) after it, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام 07-07-1435هـ — af.org.sa (1:00:47)
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