Wudu: 14 Etiquettes and 6 Disliked Acts

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Lesson

1. The Fourteen Etiquettes

The text lists 14 etiquettes of Wudu. These are recommended refinements and are kept separate from the 18 Sunnahs studied previously.

2. Etiquettes 1–4

1. Sit in an elevated place.
2. Face the Qiblah.
3. Do not seek another person's help without an excuse.
4. Avoid ordinary worldly conversation during Wudu.

3. Etiquettes 5–7

5. Combine the heart's intention with expression by the tongue.
6. Recite transmitted supplications.
7. Say the Tasmiyah at each limb.

4. Etiquettes 8–10

8. Insert the little finger gently into the ear opening while wiping the ears.
9. Move a loose ring as an extra measure of thoroughness.
10. Use the right hand for mouth and nose rinsing, and the left hand for clearing the nose.

A tight ring that blocks water is different: moving it becomes necessary for valid washing.

5. Etiquettes 11–14

11. For a person without a chronic legal excuse, perform Wudu before the prayer time enters.
12. Recite the Shahadatayn after Wudu.
13. Drink from the pure water remaining from Wudu while standing, as listed by the text.
14. Say: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ.

6. The Six Disliked Acts

وَيُكْرَهُ لِلْمُتَوَضِّئِ سِتَّةُ أَشْيَاءَ: الْإِسْرَافُ فِي الْمَاءِ، وَالتَّقْتِيرُ فِيهِ، وَضَرْبُ الْوَجْهِ بِهِ، وَالتَّكَلُّمُ بِكَلَامِ النَّاسِ، وَالِاسْتِعَانَةُ بِغَيْرِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ عُذْرٍ، وَتَثْلِيثُ الْمَسْحِ بِمَاءٍ جَدِيدٍ

1. Excessive water use.
2. Using water so sparingly that proper washing resembles mere wiping.
3. Striking/splashing water harshly onto the face.
4. Worldly conversation.
5. Seeking another's help without excuse.
6. Wiping the head three times with fresh water.

If so little water is used that an obligatory area is not actually washed, the issue becomes invalid washing, not merely dislike.

7. Do Not Mix the Lists

• Moving a loose ring is Adab; moving a tight ring that blocks water is required.
• Neck wiping, not throat wiping, belongs to the previous Sunnah list, not these 14 etiquettes.
• The 14 Adab and 6 Makruh acts are separate teaching sets.

8. Level Summary

Remember: 14 Adab are recommended refinements; 6 Makruh acts are practices to avoid. Neither list changes the four Fard pillars.

Practice questions

Question 1

Which statement correctly distinguishes neck wiping from the 14 etiquettes?

Neck wiping belongs to the preceding Sunnah list; the front throat is not included.
Front-throat wiping is one of the 14 etiquettes.
Neck wiping is one of the four Fard pillars.
Both neck and throat must be washed three times.

Question 2

If a person is wearing a tight ring that prevents water from reaching the skin beneath it, simply rotating or moving the ring is classified as a recommended etiquette (Adab).

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the fourteen etiquettes (Adab) of Wudu listed in the text?

Sitting on an elevated place.
Splashing water forcefully on the face.
Facing the Qiblah.
Saying the Basmalah at every limb.

Question 4

A chronically excused person (Ma'dhur) is legally recommended to perform Wudu before the prayer time enters, just like a healthy person.

Question 5

Which post-Wudu practice is explicitly included among the etiquettes in this text?

Drinking from the remaining Wudu water while standing.
Repeating the entire Wudu three times.
Washing the throat with fresh water.
Sleeping immediately.

Question 6

Match the physical actions during Wudu with their correct legal classifications:

Question 7

Sort the following acts into "Etiquette (Adab)" and "Disliked (Makruh)" according to the text:

Question 8

Using very little water is disliked when enough water still flows to complete the required washing but the washing is made unnecessarily deficient and resembles mere wiping.

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