It is sufficient to wash the feet once when doing wudoo’
Question When I wash my feet during wudoo’, I cannot count how many times I wash them, but I just wash them once, rubbing them and running my fingers between the toes. Is this method sufficient?. Praise be to Allah. Yes, this method is sufficient. The scholars are unanimously agreed that what is obligatory in…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
Yes, this method is sufficient. The scholars are unanimously
agreed that what is obligatory in wudoo’ is to wash each part once, although
washing each part two or three times is Sunnah. That is because of the
report narrated by al-Bukhaari (157) from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased
with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) did wudoo’ washing each part once.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The Muslims
are unanimously agreed that what is obligatory is to wash each part once,
and that washing each part three times is Sunnah. There are saheeh ahaadeeth
which mention washing each part once, and each part three times, and washing
some parts three times, some two times and some once. The scholars said: the
difference indicates that all of these are permissible, and that washing
each part three times is most perfect and washing each part once is
sufficient. This is how the variations in the ahaadeeth are to be
interpreted. End quote.
Al-Shawkaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The saheeh
ahaadeeth speak of washing each part once, twice or three times, or washing
some parts three times and some twice. The differences indicate that all of
these are permissible, and that washing three times is most perfect and
washing once is sufficient. End quote from Nayl al-Awtaar, 1/188.
But we should not
persist in washing each part only once and not do that which is more
perfect, because by doing so we are depriving ourselves of more reward.
And Allaah knows best.
