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Q: Is it better for one to relieve oneself using the Western toilet (high pan) or Eastern toilet (low pan)?…

1. When making wudhu, sit on a raised place (e.g. a chair) and face the qiblah.…

1. Gargle the mouth thrice by taking three handfuls of water with the right hand. Gargle thoroughly, allowing the water to reach all the parts of the mouth.…

1. Make khilaal of the beard. Khilaal of the beard should be made by passing wet fingers through the beard from the bottom (from beneath the chin).…

1. Make masah of the nape (the back of the neck) using the back of the fingers.…

1. Wash the right limbs before the left limbs.

عن أبي هريرة قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا لبستم وإذا توضأتم فابدءوا بأيامنكم (سنن أبي داود، الرقم: 4141)

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “When you wear a garment and when you perform wudhu, then commence from your right limbs”.…

 
Q: What are the faraa’idh of wudhu?
A: The faraa’idh of wudhu are as follows:

1. Washing the entire face once.

 
Q: Which parts of the face should be washed in wudhu?
A: The entire face should be washed in wudhu i.e.…

1. Relieve yourself in a secluded place which is protected from the gazes of people.

عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال إن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا أراد البراز انطلق حتى لا يراه أحد (سنن أبي داود، الرقم: 2)

Hazrat Jaabir (radhiyallahu anhu) reports, “When Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) intended to relieve himself, he would go to a place which was protected from the gazes of people.”…

 
Q: Is it necessary to wash the area between the sideburns and ears in wudhu?…