Hanafi position: the order is an emphasized sunnah. If all required limbs are correctly washed and wiped in a different order, the wudu remains valid, though the sunnah was missed.
Shafi‘i position: the order is obligatory. The Quranic sequence and the prophetic method are used as evidence for binding order. Thus, the schools differ over the effect of omitting the sequence on validity.
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Recommended Acts of Wudu and Juristic Differences
Hanafi position: the order is an emphasized sunnah. If all required limbs are correctly washed and wiped in a different order, the wudu remains valid, though the sunnah was missed.
Shafi‘i position: the order is obligatory. The Quranic sequence and the prophetic method are used as evidence for binding order. Thus, the schools differ over the effect of omitting the sequence on validity.