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Renewal of wudu’ at each prayer. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Had it not been difficult for my nation (Muslims), I would have ordered them to perform wudu’ for each prayer, and to use the tooth-stick with each wudu’.” (Reported by Ahmad) He ﷺ also said: “If a person performs wudu’ while he is (ritually) pure, the reward for his wudu’ will be ten-fold (i.e. ten hasanat will be recorded for him).” (Reported by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah) On going to sleep: It's recommended to make wudhu before you sleep Al-Bara’ ibn Azib (رضي الله عنه) narrated: the [...]

♦ Relieving oneself (defecating or urinating), or passing wind. God, the Exalted, says: “... or one of you comes after answering the call of nature.” (Surah Al-Maidah: 6) The Prophet ﷺ said: “The prayer of any of you who is in a state of impurity (hadath) will not be accepted until he performs ablution.” One man asked Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه): What is “hadath”, Abu Hurairah? He said: “Breaking wind.” (Agreed upon) ♦ Urethral discharge or pre-seminal fluid (madhi) and secretion of prostate (wadi). Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: “I was a man whose pre-seminal fluid flowed readily. So I [...]

(I) Description of Tayammum [1] The description of it is: To strike the wholesome sa’eed[2], which is the surface of the earth with his two hands once, and then wipe with them his face and hands[3]. And that is for the saying of the Prophet blessings and peace be upon him) to ‘Ammaar: “it would have been enough for you to do like this, and he struck the floor with his hands and wiped.[4]” And if he made tayammum with more than one strike or wiped more than once, it would be permissible. (II) Its Conditions And it has four conditions: (1)  [...]

The opinion of the majority of the scholars, amongst them Maalik, ash-Shaafi’ee and Ahmad (رحمهم الله), is that it is obligatory to recite al-Fatihah in the prayer and that the prayer is not valid without it. Their opinion is based upon many proofs; from amongst them the sayings of the Prophet ﷺ,  “There is no prayer for the one who does not recite the Opening of the Book.” [Reported by Saheeh Bukhari [Eng. Trans. 1/404 no. 723], Saheeh Muslim [Eng. Trans. 1/214 no. 771]] “Whosoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Book then it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is [...]