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Facing Doubts about Wudu’ Forgetting or Mixing Proper Order

alkafi-3950Vol. 3, p. 33

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَنْتَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُحْدِثَ وُضُوءاً أَبَداً حَتَّى تَسْتَيْقِنَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ.

‘When you are certain that your Wudu’ has become invalid you must take Wudu’. You must never invent a Wudu’ until you are certain that your Wudu’ has become invalid.’”

alkafi-3951Vol. 3, p. 33-34

إِذَا كُنْتَ قَاعِداً عَلَى وُضُوءٍ وَ لَمْ تَدْرِ أَ غَسَلْتَ ذِرَاعَكَ أَمْ لَا فَأَعِدْ عَلَيْهَا وَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ مَا شَكَكْتَ فِيهِ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَغْسِلْهُ أَوْ تَمْسَحْهُ مِمَّا سَمَّى اللَّهُ مَا دُمْتَ فِي حَالِ الْوُضُوءِ فَإِذَا قُمْتَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَ فَرَغْتَ فَقَدْ صِرْتَ فِي حَالٍ أُخْرَى فِي صَلَاةٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ صَلَاةٍ فَشَكَكْتَ فِي بَعْضِ مَا سَمَّى اللَّهُ مِمَّا أَوْجَبَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْكَ

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘While taking Wudu’ if you are not certain of washing your forearm, you must go back to wash it and repeat all of the acts of Wudu’ that you doubt about its being washed or wiped which Allah has commanded to be done. This applies when you are still taking Wudu’, but when you complete Wudu’

alkafi-3952Vol. 3, p. 34

إِنْ ذَكَرْتَ وَ أَنْتَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ تَرَكْتَ شَيْئاً مِنْ وُضُوئِكَ الْمَفْرُوضِ عَلَيْكَ فَانْصَرِفْ وَ أَتِمَّ الَّذِي نَسِيتَهُ مِنْ وُضُوئِكَ وَ أَعِدْ صَلَاتَكَ وَ يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ مَسْحِ رَأْسِكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْ لِحْيَتِكَ بَلَلَهَا إِذَا نَسِيتَ أَنْ تَمْسَحَ رَأْسَكَ فَتَمْسَحَ بِهِ مُقَدَّمَ رَأْسِكَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If during Salah (prayer) you remember that you have left certain obligatory acts of your Wudu’ incomplete, you must go back to complete what you forgot to do out of the acts of Wudu’ and perform your Salah (prayer) again. For wiping your head and feet, it is sufficient to get moisture

alkafi-3953Vol. 3, p. 34

إِذَا نَسِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَغْسِلَ يَمِينَهُ فَغَسَلَ شِمَالَهُ وَ مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ وَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ ذَكَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ غَسَلَ يَمِينَهُ وَ شِمَالَهُ وَ مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ وَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ إِنَّمَا نَسِيَ شِمَالَهُ فَلْيَغْسِلِ الشِّمَالَ وَ لَا يُعِيدُ عَلَى مَا كَانَ تَوَضَّأَ[2] وَ قَالَ أَتْبِعْ وُضُوءَكَ بَعْضَهُ بَعْضاً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one forgets to wash his right (forearm) but washes his left (forearm), wipes his head and feet and then remembers, he must wash his right (forearm), his left (forearm), wipe his head and feet. If one forgets to wash his left (forearm), he must wash his left (forearm) and he does no

alkafi-3954Vol. 3, p. 34

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ تَابِعْ بَيْنَ الْوُضُوءِ[3] كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ابْدَأْ بِالْوَجْهِ ثُمَّ بِالْيَدَيْنِ ثُمَّ امْسَحِ الرَّأْسَ وَ الرِّجْلَيْنِ وَ لَا تُقَدِّمَنَّ شَيْئاً بَيْنَ يَدَيْ شَيْ‌ءٍ تُخَالِفْ مَا أُمِرْتَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ غَسَلْتَ الذِّرَاعَ قَبْلَ الْوَجْهِ فَابْدَأْ بِالْوَجْهِ وَ أَعِدْ عَلَى الذِّرَاعِ وَ إِنْ مَسَحْتَ الرِّجْلَ قَبْلَ الرَّأْسِ فَامْسَحْ عَلَى الرَّأْسِ قَبْلَ ال

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘You must maintain the sequence in the acts of Wudu’ as Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said. You must begin to wash your face, then wash your hands (forearms), then wipe your head and feet. You must not do any of such acts before what is next in the sequential order, which (is wh

alkafi-3955Vol. 3, p. 35

إِذَا نَسِيتَ فَغَسَلْتَ ذِرَاعَكَ قَبْلَ وَجْهِكَ فَأَعِدْ غَسْلَ وَجْهِكَ ثُمَّ اغْسِلْ ذِرَاعَيْكَ بَعْدَ الْوَجْهِ فَإِنْ بَدَأْتَ بِذِرَاعِكَ الْأَيْسَرِ قَبْلَ الْأَيْمَنِ فَأَعِدْ غَسْلَ الْأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ اغْسِلِ الْيَسَارَ وَ إِنْ نَسِيتَ مَسْحَ رَأْسِكَ حَتَّى تَغْسِلَ رِجْلَيْكَ فَامْسَحْ رَأْسَكَ ثُمَّ اغْسِلْ رِجْلَيْكَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If you forget and wash your forearm before your face, you must go back to wash your face, then wash your forearms, after washing your face. If you begin to wash your left forearm before washing your right forearm you must wash your right forearm, then wash you left forearm. If you for

alkafi-3956Vol. 3, p. 35

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتَ بَعْضَ وُضُوئِكَ فَعَرَضَتْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ حَتَّى يَنْشَفَ وَضُوؤُكَ فَأَعِدْ وُضُوءَكَ‌[1] فَإِنَّ الْوُضُوءَ لَا يَتَبَعَّضُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If while taking Wudu’ something happens that keeps you busy and your Wudu’ dries up, you must do your Wudu 5 again; it is not permissible to divide WuduY”

alkafi-3957Vol. 3, p. 35

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأْتُ فَنَفِدَ الْمَاءُ فَدَعَوْتُ الْجَارِيَةَ فَأَبْطَأَتْ عَلَيَّ بِالْمَاءِ فَيَجِفُّ وَضُوئِي فَقَالَ أَعِدْ.

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I may sometimes begin to take Wudu’ but water is finished before Wudu’ is complete and I ask the slave-girl for more water; but she delays and my Wudu’ dries up. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must do your Wudu’ again.”’

alkafi-3958Vol. 3, p. 35

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَسِيَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ الذِّرَاعَ وَ الرَّأْسَ قَالَ يُعِيدُ الْوُضُوءَ إِنَّ الْوُضُوءَ يُتْبَعُ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضاً.

‘He must do it again; it is necessary to maintain the prescribed sequence in the acts of Wudu’.’”