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Likewise, the wiping will become invalid if the wetness of the palms is mixed with the water from other organs of wudu . What if the palms become dry before one can wipe the head or the feet? In such a case, the palms can be made wet by the water from beard, mustache, eye-brows or the other organs of wudu . What if the weather is so hot that one's face and hands become dry immediately? In such a case, one should do tayammum instead of wudu .

If it is not possible to wipe the head or feet with the palms due to injury, etc., then the following organs may be used (in order of preference): the upper part of the hands and the inner part of the fore-arm. Before starting the wudu , make sure that the front part of your head and the top side of your feet are dry; otherwise your wudu will not correct because the water on your head or feet is `new' water.

However, slight wetness or dampness can do no harm to your wudu unless it is so much that the wetness of palms, while wiping the head or feet, is immediately mixed with it. D. Recommendable acts of Wudu What you read above was concerning the obligatory (wajib) acts of wudu . Now we shall describe the acts which are recommendable (mustahab, sunnat) during the wudu . 1. Washing the hands two time before washing the face. 2. Gargling three times before washing the face. 3.

Rinsing the nose three times before washing the face. 4. While washing the face and the fore-arms, it is recommended to wash each part twice before proceeding to the next stage of the wudu . One should realize that washing these organs of wudu once is obligatory, while washing them twice is recommendable; but to wash them for the third time is forbidden (haram). Determining the first or the second washing depends on the intention of the individual himself.

And so, it is possible that a person may pour water on his right fore-arm five times and wipe his left hand on it twice, and still count this washing as the first one. 5. It is recommended for men to start washing their fore-arms from the apparent side of the arms, and for the women to start washing their fore-arms from the inner side. 6.

Reciting the following du'as as taught by Imam 'Ali (a.s.) at various stages of the wudu : • at the beginning of the wudu : Bis mil-lahi wa bil-lahi; wal hamdu lil-lahil lazi ja `alal ma'a tahilran wa lam yaj`alhu najisa.