Explanation of the author's statement: "The description of wudu' is that one intends, then mentions the name of Allah, and washes his hands three times, then rinses his mouth and sniffs water into his nose."

The Shaykh :"... that one intends" The author (may Allah have mercy on him) presented the description of wudu', which includes what is obligatory and what is not obligatory. He said, "The description of wudu' is that one intends". Intention is a condition; intention is a condition, as previously mentioned, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) . Then he says, "and mentions the name of Allah." Mentioning the name of Allah is obligatory according to the school of thought. Then he says, "and washes his hands three times." Regarding his statement "then mentions the name of Allah and washes," do not assume that the conjunction "and" here implies that the intention is close to the mention of the name. No, but the author used "and" in the place of "then," meaning that after the intention, one mentions the name of Allah, and then after the mention of the name, "he washes his hands three times." The evidence for this is the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for he used to wash his hands three times when he intended to perform wudu'. The reason for this is that the hands are the instrument of wudu', so one should begin by washing them before anything else so that they are clean. "Then he rinses his mouth and sniffs water into his nose", and washes his face to the end of it. Then he rinses his mouth by putting water in his mouth and then spitting it out. Is it obligatory to circulate the water throughout the entire mouth, or is it not obligatory? The scholars say that what is obligatory is to circulate it to the minimum extent. This is if the water is little, such that it does not fill the mouth. But if it is much and fills the mouth, then the objective has been achieved. Then, is it obligatory to remove what is in the mouth of traces or remnants of food, based on the fact that it is obligatory to scrape or to interlace the fingers between the teeth so that the water reaches what is between them, or is it not obligatory? It appears that it is not obligatory. It appears that it is not obligatory in this case. And is it obligatory, if he has artificial teeth, to remove the teeth because the teeth prevent the water from reaching what is underneath them, or is it not obligatory? Yes.

The questioner : What is obligatory.

The questioner : ... I say, O Shaykh ... it is not like gold.

The Shaykh : By Allah, it appears that it is also not obligatory. It appears that it is not obligatory. And this resembles the ring; the ring does not have to be removed during wudu', and this is more apparent than it being a barrier to the water of wudu' from this, especially since for some people the attachment is difficult, making it hard for them to remove it and then put it back.