Hadiths on Recommended Acts and Manners of Ablution

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12 explained prophetic hadiths on "Recommended Acts and Manners of Ablution": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category gathers 12 hadiths on the recommended acts and manners of ablution. It includes the order to begin with the right side, the value of the siwāk, which the Prophet would have ordered at every ablution had he not feared overburdening his community, and the passing of wet fingers through the beard observed with the Messenger of Allah. One hadith recalls: « The prayer of a person who does not perform ablution is invalid, and the ablution of a person who does not mention the name of Allah is invalid », and two hadiths describe ablutions performed once and twice.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Recommended Acts and Manners of Ablution

Authentic hadith When you put on clothes and when you perform ablution, you should begin with your right side Authentic hadith We used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his tooth-stick and the water he used for making ablution. Authentic hadith In the time of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) we would not find such food except rarely. So if we found it, we had no napki Authentic The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts once Authentic The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts twice Authentic The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to perform Ghusl (ritual bath) from Janābah (major ritual impurity) using one Sā‘ of water, and he would perform Wudū’ Authentic hadith Were it not that I would cause difficulty for my followers, I would command them to use the tooth-stick with every prayer Authentic Perform ablution thoroughly, pass your fingers through each other, and sniff water well into your nose unless you are fasting Authentic hadith I saw ‘Ammār ibn Yāsir perform ablution, and he ran his fingers through his beard. It was said to him (or he said: I said to him): Do you run your fin Authentic hadith The prayer of a person who does not perform ablution is invalid, and the ablution of a person who does not mention the name of Allah is invalid Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to take a ritual bath with one Sā‘ up to five Mudds, and he used to perform ablution wi Authentic There is no Muslim who performs ablution well and then stands and prays two Rak‘ahs while focused on them with his heart and his face, except that Par

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

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