People washing before prayer at the Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan

Wudu is washing parts of the body, in clean water, as a part of the preparation for the daily prayer, Salah. Wudu is often translated as "partial ablution," as opposed to ghusl, or "full ablution." File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Badshahi Masjid (بادشاهى مسجد), literally the Royal Mosque, was built in 1674 by Aurangzeb. ... Lahore (لاةور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... A falling water droplet Water (from the Anglo-Saxon and Low German wæter) is a colourless, tasteless, and odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is the most universal solvent. ... Salah (other terms and spellings exist) (Arabic: صلاه , Old (Quran) Arabic: صلوة ) is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. ... Ablution may refer to the practice of removing sins or diseases through the use of ritual washing, or the practice of using ritual washing as one part of a ceremony to remove sin or disease. ... Ghusl (Arabic: غسل) refers to the full ablution in Islam. ...

The ideal form is done with water. The Muslim first silently makes the niya or intention to perform wudu and cleanse himself of his impurities. He begins by saying bismillah ("In the Name of Allah"). The actions of wudu' follow: Niya is a site on the southern edge of the Tarim Basin, in modern-day Xinjiang, China at which numerous Buddhist scriptures were recovered. ... The Basmala is the first verse in the Quran. ... An example of aḷḷāhu written in simple Arabic calligraphy For the town in Nigeria see Allah (town in Nigeria) Allah (Arabic aḷḷāhu الله) is traditionally used by Muslims as the Arabic word for God (not Gods personal name, but the equivalent of the Hebrew word El as opposed to...

1. Wash the right hand up the wrist three times, then the left hand.
2. Suck water into the mouth and spit it out three times.
3. Gently put water into the nostrils with the right hand, pinch the top of the nose with the left hand to exhale the water.
4. Wash the face (from the hairline on the forehead to where facial hair begins and ear to ear).
5. Wash the entire right arm, including the hand, three times, then the left arm three times. The Muslim should wash up to a point slightly above the elbow.
6. Wet hands and starting with your hands flat on the top of your head near the hairline, wipe them to the back of the head where hair ends and come forward. This is only done once!
7. With wet fingers, place thumbs at backs of ears, use index finger on curves of ear and middle finger to wash the ears. This is only done once
8. Starting with the right foot, wash both feet including the ankles.

Thereotically one can do one wudu for fajr salaat and be okay for the rest of the day, but certain things invalidate the ablution. They are: In Islam the Fajr is the dawn prayer performed before sunrise, it is mentioned by name in Quran 24:58. ... Salah (other terms and spellings exist) (Arabic: صلاه , Old (Quran) Arabic: صلوة ) is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. ...

1. "When urine, stool, gas, blood and anything which comes out of the 2 private parts is discharged."
2. Deep sleep.
3. "Losing one's mind or reason by ingesting intoxicants, drugs, or for any other reason..."
4. "Touching, with bare hands, one's own sexual organs with lust."
5. Touching a member of the opposite sex, according to Shafi'i, see below.

Hence, most Muslims perform wudu several times a day. If water is unavailable or the amount available is insufficient, one may perform tayammum, or "dry ablution." Shafii is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ...

1. "Strike both hands lightly on pure earth, rock, or sand.
2. Wipe the face once.
3. Wipe the hands (to the wrists) as if you were washing them."

Islamic Law on Wudu

The Qur'anic mandate for wudu comes in verse 6 of sura 5 (Al-Ma'ida): The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; its literal meaning is the recitation and is often called Al Quran Al Karim: The Noble Quran, also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... Surat al-Maida (The Table) is the 5th sura of the Quran, with 120 ayat. ...

"O you who believe! when you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet to the ankles; and if you are under an obligation to perform a total ablution, then wash (yourselves) and if you are sick or on a journey, or one of you come from the privy, or you have touched the women, and you cannot find water, betake yourselves to pure earth and wipe your faces and your hands therewith, Allah does not desire to put on you any difficulty, but He wishes to purify you and that He may complete His favor on you, so that you may be grateful."

Abu Hanifa interpreted "touched the women" to mean sexual intercourse, whereas Shafi'i interpreted it literally, meaning one must make wudu after making physical contact with a member of the opposite sex. Imam Abu Hanifa (699 - 765) was an important Islamic scholar and jurist and is considered the founder of the Hanifi school of fiqh. ... The word intercourse in its broadest sense refers to any kind of human communication and interaction. ... Shafii is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ...

The additional actions performed in Wudu not mentioned in the Qur'an (e.g. washing the nose and mouth), come from the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; its literal meaning is the recitation and is often called Al Quran Al Karim: The Noble Quran, also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... The Arabic word Sunnah (سنة) means “way” or “custom”, and therefore, the sunnah of the prophet means “the way of the prophet”, or what is commonly known as Prophet’s traditions. ... This is Muhammad, I lied god isnt real I just wanted some attention ...

References

Dr. Mamdouh N. Mohamed. Salaat: The Islamic Prayer from A to Z. 2003.