Assalaamu `alaykum
3) Please not that the mouth and nose is to be washed together at the same time and this is the sunnah (as opposed to the video). The narration that has been narrated regarding the seperation between the washing of the mouth and the nose, as narrated by *Abu Dawood in his sunan, is weak.
Just wanted to point out that I made a mistake and I apologize about this. I wrote "narrated by al-Nasaa'ee" which was a mistake and after checking over my notes- it was actually narrated by Abu Dawood in his Sunan.
Asalamualaykum,
Brother Tariq - you are modest
JazakAllah Khair for clarifying and shedding more light on such an important part of our daily lives.
Anything on what I posted earlier? - about using your fingers to clean or wet the insides of your nose.
Wa `alaykum salaam wa rahmatullaah
No I am not modest- I am being honest. The problem is... because none of us are knowledgable in this forum- when someone posts something a bit informative, it seems that this person who posted is knowledgable.
Whatever the case, with regards to the nose. Then, one is required to do Istinshaaq and Istinthaar.
Istinshaaq is defined as entering water into the nose and Istinthaar is blowing out the water (and according to the narration in sunan al-Nasaa'ee, one uses the left hand to blow it out).
The above is what one is meant to do- at least according to the Hanabali madh-hab. With regards to using the finger to clean the inside of the nose, then I have not come across it as being legislated (I may be wrong) nor do I know as to whether this is legislated in another madh-hab or not.
If I find out anymore extra information on using the finger to clean the inside of the nose- in wudoo'- then I'll post back inshaa'Allaah.
Also I was taught that at least 1 quarter of the head should be wet in order for wudoo to be valid (this definitely would entail messing the hairstyle - if one has!).
Would you be able to verify (from the person who taught you) as to which scholar/madh-hab made it a condition for a quarter of your head to be wet?
What is required with regards to wiping over the head is that wet 'hands' are used to 'wipe' over the head ONCE.
Asalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Baraakaatuh,
Jazaakum Allaahu khayraa for the thread.
What if one washes a bit beyond the elbows?
Wa `alaykum salaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh
The sunnah is to wash the hand up till the Mirfaq (elbow) and this is in accordance to the sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah :saw2:. The different narrations like that of `Uthmaan in Bukhaari and Muslim, `Abdullaah ibn Zayd in Bukhaari and Muslim other sahaabah- show that one washes the hand up till the elbows.
As for washing beyond the elbow- then that was the action of Abu Hurairah and not the Prophet :saw2:. This was the understanding of Abu Hurairah with regards to the statement of Prophet :saw2:, when he said (as narrated by Muslim):
إنَّ أُمَّتِي يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرّاً مُحَجَّلِينَ، مِنْ أَثَرِ الْوُضُوءِ، فَمن اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يُطِيلَ غُرَّتَهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ
"Verily, my Ummah will come on the Day of Judgement with radiant faces, hands and feet- from the traces of Wudoo'. So, if any of you is able to extend his radiance then let him do so"
The understanding of Abu Hurairah with regards to 'extending the radiance' was to wash his hands beyond the elbows. However, what seems to be correct (according to what I was taught) is that one should stick to the sunnah of the Prophet :saw2: and not exceed in washing the hands. This was the opinion of Imaam Maalik, some of jurists from the Hanafi Madh-hab, a narration from Imaam Ahmad, the view of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Qayyim. WAllaahu a`lam.
Wassalaamu `alaykum
as he practiced them.