The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.305- It is not necessary that one utters the intention of performing wuḍū or has it in his mind and it is enough for one having intention to know what he is doing when asked so.

Ninth condition: The acts should be performed consecutively.Issue No.308- The acts of wuḍū should be done in such time that it is said that he is doing the acts one after another, and if he does so, his wuḍū will be valid even if the moisture of the previous parts have dried. An example would be when he is washing his right hand and the moisture on his face dries up owing to hot weather or wind. However, if he does not perform wuḍū consecutively rather with more than usual pause, his wuḍū is void, even though the previous limbs may not have become dry due to cold weather.

Issue No.309- There is no harm in walking while performing wuḍū. Hence, if after washing his face and hands, a person walks a few steps and then wipes his head and feet, his wuḍū is valid.

Tenth condition: Performing the acts personally.Issue No.310- A person making wuḍū should wash his hands and face and wipe his head and feet personally, and if someone else performs his wuḍū, or helps him in pouring water over his face or arms, or in wiping his head or feet, his wuḍū will be void. However, there is no problem in helping with the preliminaries of wuḍū [1] .

Eleventh condition: There should be no problem for one in the use of water.Issue No.313- There should be no problem for one in the use of water. Therefore, if he fears that water is harmful to him, or fears that if water is used for wuḍū, he will be left thirsty, he should perform tayammum.

Twelfth condition: There should be no impediment.Issue No.316- There should be no impediment in water reaching the skin, and if a person knows that something has stuck to the parts of wuḍū but is doubtful whether or not it prevents water from reaching the relevant place, he should remove it.

Issue No.317- A little dirt under fingernails would not invalidate wuḍū although, it is better to be cleaned. However, when the nails are clipped, the dirt which prevents water from reaching the skin must be removed. Moreover, if the nails are unusually long, the dirt collected beneath must be removed if it blocks the water from reaching the skin.

Issue No.318- If swelling appears on parts of wuḍū because of being burnt or for any other reason, it will be sufficient to wash and wipe over the swelling, and if there is a hole in it, it will not be necessary to make water reach under the skin. However, if a part of the peeled skin sometimes hangs loose and sometimes not, water should be made to reach under it, provided that it is not harmful.

Issue No.319- If a person doubts whether or not there is an impediment in the parts of wuḍū and the possibility is reasonable, he should examine it. For example, if one who works with paint or clay doubts whether there is some paint or clay on his hands, he should examine it.

Issue No.320- Paints which do not prevent water from reaching the body will not harm the wuḍū, but if they do or if one doubts whether they do or not, they should be removed.

Issue No.321- If a ring, bracelet, etc., do not prevent water from reaching the skin, they are not harmful to wuḍū, and one can move them around while they are on so that water reaches beneath them. And if after wuḍū, one sees a ring or other impediment on his hand and does not know whether at the time of performing wuḍū, it had been there or not, his wuḍū is valid provided that there is a possibility that while performing wuḍū he did take notice of this matter.

Issue No.323- If a person doubts whether his wuḍū has become void, he should regard it as valid. On the contrary, if he had no wuḍū and doubts whether he has performed wuḍū or not, he should assume that he has not performed it.