Pearl of Wisdom
when he saw a male sparrow saying to a female sparrow, 'Why do you deprive me of yourself, for if I wanted I could take Solomon's crown with my beak and throw it in the seal' Solomon said to him, smiling, 'Are you really able to do so?' The bird said, 'No, O Messenger of Allah, but a man may embellish himself and greaten himself in front of his wife, and a lover cannot be rebuked for what he says.' Solomon then asked the female sparrow, 'Why do you deprive him of yourself when he loves you?' She said, ?O Prophet of Allah, he is not a lover, but a claimant [of love], for he loves someone else besides me!' The words of this sparrow affected Solomon's heart and he cried very much, and secluded himself from people for forty days praying to Allah to empty his heart for his love for Him, and to not mix it with love for anything other than Him.'
Prophet Solomon [as] Bihar al-Anwar, v. 14, p. 95, no. 3
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Wudhu - is the specific method of washing yourself before you pray. It was taught by our Holy Prophet Muhammad (saaw), after he came back from Mi’raj. Allah says in the Holy Qur’an, “O you who believe! When you get ready for Salaat, wash your faces, wash your hands up to (and including) the elbows, and wipe (a part of) your heads, and (a part of ) your feet to the ankles.” (5:6) Wudhu is not only needed for prayers, but also for: • Certain acts during Hajj and Umra (pilgrimage to Mecca)
• Touching the writing of the Holy Qur’an
• Touching the names of Allah (swt)
• Touching the names of the Ma’sumeen (as)
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Washing hands
2 times | | | RECOMMENDED
Gargling water in mouth
3 times | | | RECOMMENDED
Water into nostrils
3 times | | | OBLIGATORY
Splash water onto face and wipe in a downwards motion, covering the area from the hairline to the bottom of the chin. | | | OBLIGATORY
Drop water onto your right arm
With your left hand wipe the water over your right arm, ensuring that the water reaches all areas between the elbow and the fingertips
Always wipe in a downwards motion moving away from the elbow | | | OBLIGATORY
Drop water onto your left arm (now turn off the tap)
With your right hand wipe the water over your left arm, ensuring that the water reaches all areas between the elbow and the fingertips
Always wipe in a downwards motion moving away from the elbow | | From this point onwards you cannot use any fresh water from the tap. Masah (wiping) must be performed using existing water that has been involved in your wudhu. | This is why, in the instruction above, it is important to turn off the tap before wiping the left arm. Otherwise, if your turn off the tap after wiping the left arm you run the risk off picking up fresh water. | | | OBLIGATORY
With your right hand, masah (wipe) the hair from the middle of the top of the head down to the hairline | | | OBLIGATORY
With your right hand wipe your right foot in one motion between the toes and the ankle (either direction is acceptable). Make sure that your hand moves and your foot remains still. Again, you should not be using and fresh tap water, just the moisture that remains on your hand from previous wudhu actions. | | | OBLIGATORY
With your left hand wipe your left foot as described for the right foot. | |
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