The Islamic Mode of Worship — Page 10
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 10 Wash the face three times with a handful of water. First wash the right arm three times and then the left arm up to the elbow. Wet the hands and gently wipe the head with three fingers from each hand. The forefinger ought to be used to wipe the inner ear and the thumb to clean the outer ear. Wash both feet up to the ankles three times starting with the right. However, if one puts on a pair of socks in a state of ablution, it is sufficient to pass wet hands over them in all subsequent ablutions thereafter [for one to three days]. [As mentioned above] this collective process is known as wuz u and it must be performed before the nam a z can be undertaken. In situations where water is not available within a radius of at least a mile, or if a person is suffering from some sort of ailment which prohibits the use of water, they may perform tayammum in place of wuz u. The acts of tayammum are as follows: Pat both hands on a piece of ground or a natural surface. Pass both hands over ones face.