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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Sunan An-Nabi Chapter 14: The Adab of Wud'u In al-Faqih: The Holy Prophet (S) would renew his wud’u [^1] for every compulsory act of worship and every salah (ritual prayer).[^2] From al-Qutb in ayat al-Ahkam: From Sulayman ibn Buraydah from his father: The Noble Prophet (S) would perform wud’u for every salah and when the year of the conquest (of Makkah) came, he would perform the salawat [^3] with one wud’u so ‘Umar said: “O Apostle of Allah!

You have done something which you have not done before?” He (S) replied: “I did it knowingly.”[^4] In al-Ja’fariyat: In his narration from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from his fathers (as) (who said that): ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to perform wudhu for every salah and he would recite the ayah: “When you stand for prayer wash your faces ...” (Surat al-Ma`idah (5): 6) Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (as) said that he would do this to attain excellence.

The Holy Prophet (S), Amir al-Mu’minin (as) and the companions of the Holy Prophet (S) would (also) combine the prayers with one wud’u .[^5] In al-Kafi: Narrated from Zurarah who said: Abu Ja’far (as) said: “Should I not tell you about the Holy Prophet’s (S) wud’u ?” We replied: “Yes.” He said: “Bring me a bowl with some water.” Then he placed it in front of him and rolled up his sleeves.

Then he dipped his right hand (in it) and said: “This (is done) if your hand is tahir (clean from what is deemed impure).” Then he scooped a handful of water and placed it on his forehead and said ‘bismillah’ and let it drip down to the edges of his beard. Then he passed his palm on his face and forehead once. Then he dipped his left hand and scooped out a handful of water and placed it on his right elbow and passed his palm over his (right) arm until water had reached the edge of his fingers.

Then he scooped a handful of water with his right hand and placed it on the left elbow and passed his palm over his (left) arm until the water reached the edge of his fingers. He then wiped the front part of his head and the back of his feet with the wetness of his left hand and the remaining wetness of his right hand. Abu Ja’far (as) said: Surely Allah is single and he likes singularity.