The conditions for wudu to be valid
What must be true for wudu to count: water reaching every part, no barrier on the skin, and the exception for a chronic excuse.
There are a few things that must be true for your wudu to count.
Water must reach every part you are meant to wash or wipe. If even a spot as small as a hair stays dry, your wudu is not valid.
Clean off anything on your body that could stop water reaching your skin, like oil or grease. If you wear a tight ring, move it while you wash so water reaches underneath it too.
Three things must be true for wudu to be valid.
Water must reach all the parts wudu requires, completely. If even a tiny area remains dry, the wudu is not valid.
The body must be free of anything that prevents water from reaching the skin, such as oil or grease on the body. If a ring is tight, it must be moved while washing so that water reaches underneath it as well.
Three conditions govern the validity of wudu.
Isabat al-ma', the water reaching every required part completely, is a condition of validity. If even the smallest area remains dry, the wudu is invalid.
The body must be free of any ha'il (barrier) that prevents water reaching the skin, such as oil or grease. A ring tight enough to bar the water must be moved while washing so the water reaches beneath it.
Related
- The four obligatory acts (fard) of wudu The four fard acts of wudu explained in full: the face, the arms, wiping the head, and the feet.
- The wudu of a person with a chronic excuse (ma'zoor) The easier rules for wounds, bandages, and a condition that keeps breaking wudu faster than it can be renewed.
- What ghusl is, and when it is required The definition of ghusl, the occasions it is fard, wajib, sunnah or mustahabb, the conditions for it to count, and its three obligations.
- How to make ghusl, step by step The full sunnah method of ghusl in order, from washing the hands to the final pouring, with the notes that make it valid.