The Branches of Faith - 16 - Wudhu

This talk sees Shaykh Yasir Qadhi touching base on the topic - wudhu. He discusses how Iman is also that which is manifested in the limbs. One of the branches of Iman that is mentioned in details throughout the Quran and Sunnah, which is Wudhu (ablution). The Prophet ﷺ said: “Doing wudhu is half of Iman”. Shaykh tells us that the Prophet ﷺ  mentions that nobody will maintain or protect their wudhu except a true believer. It means that a Mu’min (true believer), which is a higher level that just a Muslim, will always want to be in a state of wudhu. Whenever he or she breaks their wudhu, they immediately want to perform wudhu again to always be in the state of spiritual purity. That is why the Prophet ﷺ  encouraged us to protect our wudhu so that we are that we may obtain this higher level of faith. In conclusion, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi has highlighted the benefits of wudhu and makes us realise that we must thank Allah that so many blessings are linked to such a simple ritual- wudhu, that takes barely two minutes every time we do it.