Importance of Wudu | Significance and Benefits in the
Light of Quran and Hadith
Posted in Islam and
Muslims, Islamic Knowledge By Online Quran
Academy On April 17, 2018
Wudu (Ablution) is an Arabic which means the specific action of
washing certain body parts. In these body parts hands, mouth, face, arms,
nostrils, arms, and feet included. In religion Islam, wudu has great
importance. Muslims are required to perform wudu before offering the prayer
five times a day. We want to make sure that we are in a physical sense, as well
as a spiritual sense, “purified” before we face Allah. Prayer is not acceptable
if you do not perform wudu. Allah Almighty says in Noble Quran about the
importance of Wudu in these words: “O you who believe!
When you intend to offer prayer, wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up
to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet
up to the ankles. If you are in a state of major impurity, bathe your whole body.
But if you are ill or on a journey, or one of you comes from a nature call, or
you have been in contact with women, and you find no water then take for
yourself clean sand or earth, and rub with it your face and hands. God does not
wish to place you in difficulty, but to make you clean, and complete His favor
to you, that you may be grateful” (Quran, 5:6)
The above verse of Holy Quran tells us the step by step
procedure to perform wudu and also the importance of wudu in Islam. First thing
before saying wudu is the Intention or Niyaat which means you are intended to
purify yourself with your true intentions. In Holy Quran, the word
‘tahharik’ which means purify you is used for
the purpose of wudu. Allah Almighty says in Holy Quran: “The angels said, “O Mary, God has chosen you and ‘tahharik’
(purified you), and He has chosen you over the women of all the people” (Quran, 3:42)
Cleanliness is important not only for the religious perspective
but scientifically it is proved that wudu is the most appropriate practice to
purify the organs of human body. Every Muslim performs wudu (ablution) before
offering prayers. It is a simple, certain and obligatory pattern of washing
one’s body parts with which they start their prayers. In Hadith related
to the importance of performing wudu 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)
In the Quran and Hadith significance of cleanliness is mentioned
various times. This shows the importance of purity in Islam. It has great
benefits for us. We will remain healthy and active; gain the blessings and
Mercy Allah Almighty. If we remain clean it will affect our physical as well as
mental health. Wudu (ablution) is obligatory before the prayers and also before
reciting the Quran. Before worship Almighty Allah, it is obligatory that one
should in the state of purity. 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)
Acts of Performing
Wudu (Ablution)
Following are the acts of performing wudu that we should follow:
o The first step is
to make Niyaat of prayer in the heart
o Then recite
Bismillah in the Arabic language
o Start washing your
hands till the wrists start from the right hand
o After it takes
water in right hand and put in the mouth for three times
o Then, wash nostrils
properly three times
o After that, wash
your face three times with both of your hands
o Over it, wash your
right arm till the elbow for three times; similarly, wash your left arm three
times.
o After that, wash
your head from the forehead to the back. Then, clean your ears with the hands.
o At the last, put
water on the right and left feet for three times. This is the last step of
ablution.
Benefits of Wudu (Ablution)
There are many benefits of performing wudu (ablution). Some of
them including scientific benefits are mentioned below:
o Wudu prevents us
from many physical health issues
o It gives physical
purity. As all body parts washed many times due to wudu so it gives us
purification
o Wudu eliminates all
our bad deeds and sins as mentioned in Hadith by Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
o Try to remain in
the state of wudu as it is the best way of getting Allah Almighty’s blessings
o Wudu purifies our
body from head to foot
o It strengthens us
spiritually by giving inner peace
o Wudu is a part of
our faith, strengthen your faith by performing ablution and remain in the state
of purity
o Wudu is prescribed
by Allah, but now its scientific benefits also are proven. During Wudu, you wash
your mouth several times in a day; it will protect you from tooth problems.
Similarly, by washing your face several times in a day, your face will be
protected from the wrinkles and lines.
o In everyday life
after starting the day, we touch various things in a day. These things can
contain various types of germs which are harmful to our health. So if we do
Wudu, we will definitely wash our hand. It will wash out all the germs from our
hands and we will remain healthy
o Washing arms
activates blood circulation at those remote areas of the body which is far from
the center of the blood pumping heart, making the person more active.
In short, try to remain in the state of Wudu every time. It will
bring you closer to the Allah Almighty. Also, it is necessary to perform wudu
before worship Allah or offering prayer and reciting Noble Quran. Wudu is the
important part of Islam and our faith. It not only helps to achieve purity
physically but also spiritually and mentally. The benefits of performing wudu
are not limited to get virtues, but also help you to save you from many harmful
diseases and bad activities as we have discussed above.
