Things for which Wudhu must be performed

1. A person must perform Wudhu for (all) Salat with the exception of Salat al – Mayyit, and as well as for Tawaf of the Ka’bah and for touching any part of the body to the Qur’an or the names of Allah.

2.If someone performs Salat or Tawaf of the Ka’bah without Wudhu, then that Salat will be void.

3.It is not permissible for someone to touch the following things, with any part of the body, without Wudhu:

• The Arabic script of the Holy Qur’an, but touching its translation is not a problem.

• The name of Allah in any language, for example: الله or خدا or God.

• The name of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), and the names of the A’immah (peace be upon all of them), and the name of Fatimah az-Zahra (peace be upon her), if it entails disrespect to any of them (according to Ihtiyat Wajib.)
 

4.It is Mustahab to perform Wudhu for the following acts:

• Entering a Masjid or Haram of the A’immah (peace be upon them).

• Reciting the Qur’an.

• Carrying the Qur’an.

• Touching any part of the body to the cover or the margins of the Qur’an.

• Performing Ziyarat of the deceased.