Wudu, ghusl and tayammum: the rules of cleanliness before worship, explained simply.
Islam never leaves the believer without a way to pray. If water cannot be found, or using it would cause real harm, Allah has given this Ummah a remarkable gift: tayammum — purification with clean earth or dust. The prayer is never abandoned; only the means of purification changes. The Prophet ﷺ counted this among…
Ghusl is the full ritual bath of Islam — washing the entire body in the way Allah and His Messenger ﷺ taught. Through it, a person leaves the state of major impurity (janabah) and returns to prayer and the recitation of the Quran in a state of complete purity. It is not ordinary bathing for…
Wudu is the key to prayer. Allah says: “O you who believe, when you rise for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, and wipe your heads, and (wash) your feet up to the ankles.” (Quran 5:6) But what exactly ends the state of wudu? Below is the complete list of…
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