LessonsRecommended Acts of Wudu and Juristic DifferencesQuiz

If a person washes feet first, then face and arms, and finally wipes the head, all required acts have occurred but not in the Quranic order.

Hanafi law treats the wudu as valid but missing the sunnah of order. Shafi‘i law requires the order for validity, so the ruling differs.

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A Case of Changed Order

Recommended Acts of Wudu and Juristic Differences

If a person washes feet first, then face and arms, and finally wipes the head, all required acts have occurred but not in the Quranic order.

Hanafi law treats the wudu as valid but missing the sunnah of order. Shafi‘i law requires the order for validity, so the ruling differs.