Wudu is a duty of the Muslims which they perform before offering any prayer. It is an Arabic term which is also called ablution. Wudu is an act of washing certain parts of before namaz. The body parts which are being washed during wudu are hands, mouth, nostrils, face, head, arms and feet. As Muslims, we should know that how to perform wudu. Furthermore, there are great benefits and importance of wudu which we will discuss in today’s blog.
Before knowing the benefits and significance of wudu, it is essential to know that what are the acts of performing wudu. As we perform wudu before every salah, it is also necessary to know its correct method. The first step of doing wudu is to make neeyat of wudu for the prayer you will be going to perform. Then the second step is to recite Bismillah. After this, initiate doing wudu with washing your hands; you must start with the right hand. You should wash your hands till the wrists thrice.
The third step of wudu is to take water in right hand and then take it into your mouth and throw it out after cleaning the inner part of the month; do this step three times. The next step is to take water in your nostrils in order to wash them; do this step thrice as well. The fifth step is to wash your face thrice with both of your hands. Then wash your arms till the elbows thrice; start with your right arm and then wash your left arm.
After that, the best step is to wash your head from the forehead to the back of the head and then wash your ears and back of the neck, all with your hands. Lastly, clean your feet with water; start with the right foot and then wash the left foot, also wash your toes in a way that the area between the toes is washed as well; do this step three times as well. Here, the wudu comes to an end and you can go for offering namaz.
Wudu is religious duty of Muslims which has the following benefits;
Wudu is a way to purify our body parts five times a day. Without wudu, we can’t be that clean the whole day as we are with ablution. By wudu, many parts of our body are being cleaned five times a day which keeps us fresh as well. The physical purity which we get from wudu is very important. Also, in wudu, we clean different parts of body deeply, for instance, cleaning the back of neck and area between the toes, thus, wudu is every effective in purifying your body.
Wudu is very good for our health as it is a great way of preventing our body from the health issues. Moreover, science also tells us that how much physical benefits we can get from wudu. As we wash our mouth many times during wudu in one day, thus, as per science, this prevents the tooth problems. Moreover, our face is protected from the wrinkles and lines as we wash our face many times a day as per science. Thus, the ablution protects us from many physical health problems which is very good for our health.
Furthermore, wudu is good for our health as in wudu we clean our nostrils which is very healthy. It has been found out after the microscopic investigation that those noses of those people were exposed to great quantity of the harmful microbes that can cause many diseases who don’t do wudu. Also, washing the arms is healthy for your blood circulation and during wudu, we wash our arms several times a day.
Actually, the blood circulation at our limbs is weak and the reason is that they are quite away from the centre of blood pumping heart. Thus, washing the arms activates our blood circulation at those far areas of the body and make us healthy plus strong. Moreover, ablution keeps many germs away from our body as we wash our body parts several times a day during wudu. Thus, wudu is really good for our health.
Wudu makes us to attain the blessings of Allah and to strengthen the faith. Performing ablution and then being in a state of wudu are great deeds that can make us to not only get the blessings of Allah (SWT) but it also good for our spiritual well-being. Thus, we can attain spiritual purity as well when we are in state of wudu as we can get inner peace by this religious duty of ablution. Thus, there are great advantages of wudu.
As we have studied the acts of performing ablution plus the benefits of wudu, now we can clearly understand the significance of wudu. There is great importance attached to the religious of duty in Islam and we can learn about it by going through verses of the Quran and sayings of the Holy Prophet (SAWW) which are about ablution. Thus, following are the Quranic verse’s translation and ahadith that show the importance of wudu in Islam;
“O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves. But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it. Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favour upon you that you may be grateful.” (Quran, 5:6)
Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said, “Listen to me carefully! Shall I inform you about the deeds through which Allah eliminates mistakes and elevates your ranks? To make wudu fully and properly despite its difficulties, to go to mosque from a distant place and to wait for the next prayer after a prayer.” (Nasai)
Abu Huraira narrated that: Allah’s Apostle (SAW) said, “The prayer of a person who does, Hadath (passes urine, stool or wind) is not accepted till he performs (repeats) the ablution.” (Sahih Bukhari)
Thus, there is great importance of wudu in Islam and it is clear from the above mentioned translation of the Quranic verse and ahadith about wudu. As Muslims, we should know the significance and benefits of wudu as we have to perform ablution before offering salat. Moreover, it is our religious duty which we must perform honestly in order to gain the blessings of Allah and perform salah rightly.
