Ablution (Wudhu)

While doing wudu, it is obligatory to wipe over your head from its front to its back. But Is it obligatory or sunnah to wipe your head from back to its front. Our wudu is valid if we skip it? Because when women with long hair do, it’s difficult.

24 Mar

ANSWER: What is mandatory is to wipe it once. Going back to the front is sunnah. You can also wipe it from the middle of the head downwards and that would be sufficient.

When the wind passes while praying, is it obligatory to wash the private part and wudu or just wudu again and then restart prayer?

Ablution (Wudhu), Innovations, Prayer, Sects

17 Mar

ANSWER: You do not have to wash yourself after passing wind as this is an innovation only done by the shia.

I suffer from cervical ectropion from 4 years and have abnormal vaginal discharge ever since. It is getting very difficult to wash my private parts before every salah. Excessive washing is making the vaginal health worse and washing so often caused severe contact dermatitis on hands. Can I combine prayers? And is it sufficient to run water over the private area instead of washing to attain purity?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer, Purity

16 Mar

ANSWER: If these are your normal vaginal discharges, you don’t need to wash them off to pray nor to perform wudhu as these are not najis. If these are other than your vaginal discharges such as the result of infection, this is najis and requires that you only wash the affected area once the athan […]

I heard that it is not permissible to say bismillah in the toilet, but their is also a shower in my toilet, their is a glass between the toilet and me, the rest of the shower is a wall, but the glass doesn’t cover till the roof, a small place is open from the top, but its fully covered from the sides, is it permissible to do wudu by mentioning Allah’s name and dua’s in the shower place?

Ablution (Wudhu)

16 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in making wudu in the washroom attached with the toilet. You can say bismillah in your heart, without moving your lips, though saying it is not obligatory for wudu.

While making niyyah for prayer, is it enough to mentally know that I will be prayer Fardh or Sunnah of certain prayer, or do I have to silently say in mind that I will pray this prayer?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer, Purity

15 Mar

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to say it in your mind. Your niyyah is in your intention, heart and actions. No need to verbalize it.

For wiping over the socks in wudu, do we have to make wudu before putting socks or can we just wash our feet before putting socks?

Ablution (Wudhu)

07 Mar

ANSWER: You must put the socks on while you are in the state of wudhu. Washing the feet without wudhu has no value.

When I make wudu and I wash my arms, do I have to wash my hands until the fingers again in detail like in the beginning of the wudu or is it permissible to only wipe over the back of my hand until the fingers?

Ablution (Wudhu)

07 Mar

ANSWER: Yes, you must wash the whole arm including the hands and fingers. Washing the hands in the beginning is a sunnah and not mandatory. If you skip it and begin with rinsing your mouth, nose and washing your face, this is totally fine.