Lesson 19

WUDHU CONDITIONS

1. Acceptance of the Islamic faith. 2. Sanity. 3. Consciousness. 4. Intention (An-niyyah). The intention need not be uttered, but is kept in mind during the Wudhu. 5. Purifying oneself from urine and excrement by using water (Istinja), stone or tissue (Istijmar) and also purifying from all kinds of impurities. 6. Using clean and lawful (halal) water. 7. Ensuring that the water is not prevented from reaching the skin.

In the case of those who are afflicted with physical condition of permanent wetting of urine (incontinence), frequent passing of wind or for women suffering from prolonged flows of blood, they should take wudhu when prayer time is due. Their wudhu is not broken, even if any of the above afflictions occurs, while they are in prayer.