Question:
Would it be preferable to make a new wudu for salaat al ishraaq when i stay in the mosque after fajr?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salฤmu โalaykum wa-rahmatullฤhi wa-barakฤtuh.
Wuแธลซโ is an act of `ibฤdah and has many virtues and benefits. Some of the benefits and virtues include:
1) purification of the body and soul[i]
2) a means of forgiveness of minor sins[ii]
3) a means of adornment in the hereafter[iii]
4) a means of distinguishing oneself from others on the day of judgement[iv]
5) a means of elevating oneโs status in the hereafter[v]
6) Punctuality and consistency of being in the state of wuแธลซโ signifies and highlights one Imฤn.[vi]
If one has performed an `ibฤdah such as แนฃalฤh, tilฤwah of the Qur`ฤn with a wuแธลซโ which was performed earlier, it is encouraged and mustaแธฅab (preferable) to perform wuแธhลซโ afresh for another act of `ibฤdah.[vii]
However, if one was to perform wuแธลซโ a second time without performing any act of worship or without any valid intention or without being engaged in any other activity in between the first and second wuแธลซโ, it will be regarded as wasting water and extravagance, although the wuแธลซโ will be valid.
Thus, it is encouraged to perform wuแธuโ again for performing nafl แนฃalฤh after sunrise.
And Allah Taโฤlฤ Knows Best
Mufti Faraz Adam,
www.darulfiqh.com