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Chapter of Tahaarah (Cleanliness)

NAJAASAT (IMPURITY) is of two types

Najaasate Haqeeqee (which can be seen)
Najaasate Hukmee (which cannot be seen)

NAJAASATE HAQEEQEE

Ghaleezah (heavy type)
Khafeefah ( light type)

Najaasate Haqeeqee:

Uncleanliness or impurity that can be seen

e.g. urine, stool, blood, and wine

Najaasate Ghaleezah:

Dense (heavy) types of impurity (Najaasat)

e.g. Urine and stool of human beings

Najaasate Khafeefah:

lighter types of impurity (Najaasat)

e.g. Urine of Halaal animals

Makrooh:

Disliked or something which is against the conduct of Islam.

Makroohe Tahreemee:

Close to Haraam.

Haraam:

Illegal or forbidden

Examples of Najaasate Ghaleezah:

Urine of human beings
Stools of human beings
Flowing blood of human beings
Flowing blood of animals
Wine
Fowl
Duck excretion
Urine and stools of haram animals

Examples of Najaasate Khafeefah

Urine of Halaal animals (permitted for eating)
Excretion of Haraam birds

Istinjaa

“Istinjaa” means cleaning the private parts after passing out urine and stool by using clean water and earth etc.

Method of Istinjaa:

For passing urine or stool, one should go to a place of privacy and seat oneself.
After relieving wash the private parts until satisfied they have become clean
It is permissible to use water, lumps of dry earth
Do not sit in the direction of the Qibla as it is makruh
Remove rings, badges, or anything on which the name of Allah is written
Use the left hand for istinjaa.
Do wudhu after Istinjaa.

Water which is allowed for Wudhu and Ghusl

Rainwater
Well water
Spring, sea, and river water
Melted snow or hail
The water of a big tank or pond

Water that is not allowed for Wudhu and Ghusl

Water extracted from fruit and trees
Water that has changed color, taste, and smell
Used water of Wudhu or Ghusl
Water left over after drinking by Haraam animals
Water left by a person who has just drunk wine.
A small quantity of water in which something Najis has fallen.
All impure water

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Chapter of Wudhu

FARAAIDH OF WUDHU

COMPULSORY ACTS OF WUDHU

Wash the face from the forehead to the lower portion of the chin from one ear lobe to the other
Washing BOTH of the arms including elbows once.
Doing masah of a Quarter of the head once
Washing the both the feet including ankles

13 SUNNAH OF WUDHU

Intention
Reciting bismillah
Washing of the hand 3 times
Using miswaak
Gargling 3 times
Passing water into the nostrils 3 times
Khalil of the beard
Khalil of fingers and toes
Washing of each part 3 times
Masah of the whole head ONCE
Masah of both ears ONCE
Wudhu done in order
Washing of each part before the other parts dries you

4 MAKROOH IN WUDHOO

To make Wudhoo in a dirty place
To clean the nose with the RIGHT HAND
To talk of Wordly affairs
To do Wudhoo against the SUNNAH method

8 NAWAADIDH OF WUDHU (NULLIFIERS)

Discharging urine, stool, or the coming out of anything from the private parts
Discharging of gases
Vomiting in MOUTHFUL
To fall asleep lying down or by resting the body against something
To faint due to illness or any other reason
Becoming insane
Laughing aloud whilst in Salaah
Flowing of blood or matter from any part of the body

MASAAIL OF WUDHOO

Wudhoo only breaks if blood or matter moves from the place
If blood clots come out of the nose while blowing it, wudhoo will only break if its in fluid state
If a pimple bursts in the eye then wudhoo will only break if the fluid flows out of the eye
If blood in the saliva changes the colour of the saliva, then Wudhoo breaks.
If theres more more blood than the amount of saliva, then wudhoo will break.
Fluid from a hurting ear will break wudhoo.
Fluid flowing from a painful eye will break wudhoo
If males fall asleep in the position of sajdah, but do not topple over, wudhoo is not broken. However, if females fall asleep in the position of Sajdah, Wudhoo will break.
While making wudhoo, the eyes should not be closed so tightly that the water is prevented from moistening the eye-lashes or blocking the entry of water into the eye wells. If even one of the eye lash remain dry or water has not entered the eye-wells, the Wudhoo will not be complete.
If a wound or sore is bandaged and one will experience difficulty in opening and tying the bandage, Masah should be made over the bandage.