The Book Of Prayer (Kitaab-ul-Salaat)

Things That Break (Nullify) Ablution (Wuzu)
The following acts (or incidents) break the ablution:
Excretion of any matter from the frontal or posterior excretory organs.
Vomiting in mouthful quantity.
Discharge of blood, pus or yellowish liquid from the body - which makes the discharge
flow.
Sleeping while taking support from any object.
Flow of water from an infected eye.
Laughing out loud whilst in Prayer.
Loss of consciousness, or onset of insanity.
THE EXCELLENCE OF MISWAAK
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “ If I had not found it hard for my
followers or the people, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak for every
Prayer."
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: “ Make the (brushing with)
"Miswaak" a must - for it cleans the mouth, and the Lord also gets pleased. (Musnad Ahmed)
Scholars say that using the "Miswaak" has 70 benefits, of which one is the remembrance of the
“ Kalemah Tayyebah” (the Pure Words) at the time of death and ease in death.
Using the "Miswaak" is a Sunnah in ablution. The "Miswaak" should neither be very hard nor
very soft. It is better to use "Miswaak" made from branches of the olive, “ pilu” or “ neem”
trees. The "Miswaak" should be as thick as the little finger, and a maximum of one span in
length. It should also not be very short so as to make it difficult to use.
Hold the "Miswaak" in your right hand - little finger at the bottom, three middle fingers at the
centre, and the thumb at the top bottom side of the "Miswaak". Do not close the fist. In this way,
the user remains protected from "haemorrhoids" (piles). Brushing should be done in 'horizontal'
movements, not in the vertical. Begin with the right upper teeth, followed by the left upper teeth.
Then brush the right lower teeth followed by the left lower teeth. All these should be done thrice,
and the "Miswaak" be rinsed every time.
BATHING
The 3 Obligations In Bathing (Ghusl)