How to Wash the Hands in the Ablution
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it obligatory when washing the hand in the ablution to go from the elbow to the palm from top to bottom, or is it obligatory to adhere to a specific direction?
Answer:
It is obligatory to wash the hand from the fingertips to the elbow in the ablution. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wash his forearms along with the elbows until he reached the upper arm, meaning: he included the elbows in the washing. Whether he started from the top or the bottom, the important thing is that water runs over the hand from the fingertips to the elbow, to the beginning of the upper arm. And so it is with the leg; water runs over the legs until... the ankles reach the lower leg, so that both elbows and both ankles are included in what is washed. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner asks: Is it obligatory when washing the hand in the ablution to go from the elbow to the palm from top to bottom, or is it obligatory to adhere to a specific direction?
Answer:
It is obligatory to wash the hand from the fingertips to the elbow in the ablution. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wash his forearms along with the elbows until he reached the upper arm, meaning: he included the elbows in the washing. Whether he started from the top or the bottom, the important thing is that water runs over the hand from the fingertips to the elbow, to the beginning of the upper arm. And so it is with the leg; water runs over the legs until... the ankles reach the lower leg, so that both elbows and both ankles are included in what is washed. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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