Morocco - Islam - the ablution

An important ritual when you have done something wrong. Like confession for us back then? Or paying an indulgence? Interesting parallels! On the subject of ablution, I found the following article on the Internet:

Source: https://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Islam:_Die_Gebetswaschung

Before prayer, reading from the Quran and any other act of worship, a Muslim should perform a ritual ablution. This ablution is called "wudu" in Arabic.

The validity of the prayer ablution is lost by:

• using the toilet
• sleeping
• the leakage of blood, pus or other bodily fluids
• blowing the nose with the right hand
• by impure acts (however, after sexual intercourse/masturbation, a full ritual washing is required).

If any of these conditions occur, the prayer washing must be repeated....

How does one perform the prayer washing

First, the intention to perform the prayer washing is formulated in the heart. Then the words "Bismillahir-rahmanir-rahiym" (In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the All-Merciful) are spoken.

Then the following parts of the body are washed:

1. Hands (3 times, starting on the right, up to the wrists, and between the fingers).
2. Mouth (rinse the mouth 3 times with the right hand)
3. Nose (take water with the right hand and pull it through the nose, then clean the inside of the nose with the fingers of the left hand. The whole again 3 x)
4. Face (3 x from top to bottom and from the middle to the sides)
5. Forearms (3 x up to above the elbow)
6. Head (wet the front third of the head, starting from the hairline)
7. Ears (clean the front and back of the ear with thumb and forefinger)
8. Feet (start on the right side, clean the spaces between the toes with the little finger of the left hand, proceeding from right to left on both sides. Then apply water 3 times on the top and then on the bottom of the foot up to the ankles).

The enumerated parts of the body must be completely wetted with water. Earrings and jewelry as well as nail polish must be removed beforehand.