Wipe your feet with your hands from the toes to the ankle.

Wipe your feet with your hands from the toes to the ankle. Use your right hand to stroke the right foot and the left hand to stroke the left foot, while both hands are still wet with the original water of wudhu. That is, you are not allowed to use new water. [It is not allowed to start with your left foot before your right foot]. You must also observe the following when performing your wudhu: 1. Wudhu must be sequential, i.e.

washing of the face should come before that of the arms; your right arm has to be washed before the left one; and wiping the head should be done before that of the feet. 2. The ablution act should be carried out uninterrupted. In an emergency, however, such as running out of water or due to forgetfulness, you should continue the process while the previous parts washed or wiped are still wet. Otherwise, the wudhu shall not be in order.

It is worth mentioning, though, that wudhu can be deemed valid even though all the parts of the body, that were washed, become dry as a result of wind, hot weather, or drying up, provided that in the process of wudhu uninterrupted washing was observed. 3. You must do it yourself as long as you are able to do so. * What about if I become unable to perform wudhu myself? - Someone else can do wudhu for you. It could be done by aiding you to do it.

That is, by lifting your hand and washing your face with it; then washing both your arms in the same way; and finally, do the wiping of the head and the feet, using your own hands. 4. There must not be any barrier masking the body skin from wudhu water, such as paint, glue, or nail polish. 5. There must be a reason that could make using water detrimental to one’s health. In such a case, you should perform tayamum instead of wudhu.

* If I performed wudhu for an earlier prayer, can I still say another one later with the same wudhu? - You do not need to renew your wudhu, unless your wudhu was invalidated. * How and when would a wudhu be invalidated? - Things that invalidate wudhu are seven: Urination, passing stool, breaking wind, sleep, anything that render the faculty of reasoning idle, such as passing out and drunkenness, medium and minor istihadha (see Dialogue on Istihadha), and janabah.

My father added that it was worth discussing some general rules to wrap up the topic of wudhu. 1. If after wudhu some doubt lingers in your mind as to whether or not your wudhu was in order, you should assume that it still be in order. * Could you give me an example?