Suratul Fatiha - Hujjat Workshop

WUDHOO (Purification)Rasulullah (S.A.W.) was asked: “How can I increase mypresence of heart in salaa?” He replied:” You mustconcentrate on your wudhoo”Imam Sadiq (A.S.) says: “ When you intend to do wudho,proceed to the water as you proceed to the Rahma of Allah forAllah has made water the key to His proximity and dua and aguide to the court of His service. Just as Allah’s Rahma purifiesthe sins of His abd, water purifies the outer najasat”Rasulullah (S.A.W.) has said:” A sincere mu’min is like water.”A group of Jews came to Rasulullah (S.A.W.) and amongst thequestions they asked was: “Tell us O Muhammad! Why arethe organs of wudhoo the cleanest parts of the body?”Rasulullah (S.A.W.) replied: “When Shaytan whipered to Adam(A.S.) he came near the tree to look at it and lost face. Hestood up and walked towards it – the first step to sinning, thenhe took with his hand the fruit and ate of it…As soon as herealized his mistake he put his hand on top of his head andwept.. Allah accepted his tawba but made it wajib on him andhis progeny to purify these 4 organs. The face to be washedbecause it looked at the tree, the hands to be washed to theelbows because they took the fruit of the tree, the head to bewiped as he put his hand on top of his head in regret and thefeet to be wiped because with them he walked to the tree.”When doing wudhoo, try to learn and recite the dua forwudhoo. If you have not yet learnt it, try to have the followingthought process whilst doing wudhoo.www.qfatima.com Page 65