The Prescription of Wudoo in The Kitaab And Sunnah

The Prescription of Wudoo in The Kitaab And Sunnah

Allaah taala says: O Ye who believe! When ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles [Soorat-ul-Maaidah, 5:7]



1. Abu Hurairah (radhiAllaahuanhu) said:

Rasoolullah (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said: The Prayer of anyone of you breaching purification is not accepted unless he makes wudoo.

[Al-Bukhaaree, (Fath ul-Baaree, 1/206), Muslim (no.225) and others].



2. Ibn Umar (radhiAllaahu anhumaa) said:

Indeed I heard Rasoolullah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) say:

Allaah does not accept Prayer without purification, nor Sadaqah from illegally attained wealth.

[Muslim (1/160) and others].


3. Ibn Abbaas (radhiAllaahu anhumaa) said:

Rasolullah (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Verily I have been ordered to make wudoo when I stand for Prayer.

[Saheeh. Reported by Abu Dawood (no.3760); at-Tirmidhee (no.1848), and he declared it to be 'hasan-saheeh': an-Nasaa.ee (1/73). And Shaikh al-Albaanee declares it to be 'saheeh' ('Saheeh ul-Jaami', no.2333)].