Book of Namaz

10- To apply masah on the whole head once.
11- To apply masah (to wipe) on both ears once.
12- To apply masah on the neck once with three adjacent
fingers of both hands.
13- To wash between the fingers and the toes. [For (takhlîl)
washing between the toes, the little finger of the left hand is
inserted between the toes from under them in succession,
beginning with the little toe of the right foot and, after finishing
with the right foot, carrying on with the big toe of the left foot.]
14- To wash three times, every limb to be washed.
15- To intend through the heart when beginning to wash the
face.
16- Tartîb. In other words, to wash the limbs successively, and
not to change this order.
17- Dalk. To rub the limbs washed.
18- Muwâlât. To wash the limbs one right after another quickly.
The Adabs of the Ritual Ablution
There are twenty eight adabs in an ablution:
In this context adab means something which causes blessings
when done but incurs no sin if omitted. But to do the sunnat is a
great blessing and not to do it is tanzîhî makrûh. Adabs are also
called mandûbs and mustahabs. The adabs of an ablution:
1- To make an ablution before it is time for namâz. (Those with
an excuse must make it after the time [of the prayer to be
performed] has begun.)
2- When cleaning yourself in the toilet, the qibla must be on
your right or left-hand side. It is tahrîmi makrûh to turn your front
or back to the qibla when relieving yourself or urinating.
3- If the private parts have not been smeared with najâsat, it is
an adab to wash them with water.
4- To wipe yourself dry with a piece of cloth after washing.
5- To cover yourself immediately after the cleaning is
completed.
6- Not to ask for help from anybody, but to perform the
ablution by yourself.
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