Chapter: Ritual Ablution (wuḍūʾ)

Pronouncing the basmalah (saying “In the Name of Allah”) is obligatory for it; the obligation is waived if one forgets, yet if he remembers while in the midst of the ablution he should begin reciting it then.

Its six obligatory acts are: washing the face—which includes rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nostrils—washing the hands together with the elbows[1], wiping the entire head, the ears being part of it, washing the feet together with the ankles, observing the prescribed order, and maintaining continuity.

Its eight conditions are: cessation of what requires the ablution, niyyah (intention), being Muslim, sanity, discernment, pure and lawfully obtained water, removing anything that blocks the water, and istijmār (cleansing with stones).

Pronouncing the basmalah is obligatory for it; the obligation is waived if one forgets, yet if he remembers while in the midst of the ablution he should begin reciting it then.

Its six obligatory acts are: washing the face—which includes rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nostrils—washing the hands together with the elbows, wiping the entire head, the ears being part of it, washing the feet together with the ankles, observing the prescribed order, and maintaining continuity.

Its eight conditions are: cessation of what requires the ablution, niyyah (intention), being Muslim, sanity, discernment, pure and lawfully obtained water, removing anything that blocks the water, and istijmār[2].