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Ablution in the Holy Quran and the Hadith - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Ablution in the Holy Quran and the Hadith 2022-10-20 1458 Views Ablution Based on the consensus of all Muslims, one of the necessities and conditions for the validity of the five daily (obligatory) prayers is purity (Taharah). One for whom the obligatory bathing (Ghusl) is not necessary can accomplish purifying by ablution.

Some actions and conditions of the ritual ablution, like whether to wash or rub the feet, are subject to controversy. Most Sunni scholars believe that washing the feet in ablution is compulsory, but the verdict of all Shia jurisprudence is to rub them. In case rubbing is incumbent, should it be done all over the foot? Or is it enough to rub the feet from the toes to the ankles?

At the outset of this discussion, we direct the attention of the gentle readers, and mostly our Sunni brethren, to some points: A) Most of the beliefs and rituals which are now considered Islamic certainties have not been so at the time of the , their followers and even one or two generations after them.

In fact, there has been controversy over these issues among scholars and jurisprudents in the past, but due to political and practical concerns, some of the opinions (and sometimes even one opinion) have dominated others over time. Clearly, in such a situation, scholars and thinkers may be frightened by the dominance of an opinion and attempt to find reasons and argumentation, though unjustified, for it.

The reason behind this is that they have been brought up on respecting that opinion and have accustomed to it. Later, they faced the same thing in their exchanges with their fellows in society. Leaving such an opinion is hence very difficult since it is deeply internalized in one’s soul and mind. But reason and justice require that we save ourselves from these jams and try to think logically and independently and choose accordingly.

Our present discussion is one of the clearest evidence of this issue. B) The main source for the inference of religious rulings is the Holy Quran which is away from any untruth and everything should refer to it. If a tradition or some traditions are against the Word of Allah, they are surely invalid and should be ignored. So, if traditions were contrary to each other, (i.e.

some were in accord with Allah’s Word and some against it), those in apparent accordance with Quran are certainly preferable.