Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Apabila kamu hendak melaksanakan salat, maka basuhlah wajahmu dan tanganmu sampai ke siku, dan sapulah kepalamu dan (basuh) kedua kakimu sampai ke kedua mata kaki. Jika kamu junub maka mandilah. Dan jika kamu sakit1 atau dalam perjalanan atau kembali dari tempat buang air (kakus) atau menyentuh2 perempuan, lalu kamu tidak memperoleh air, maka bertayamumlah dengan debu yang baik (suci); usaplah wajahmu dan tanganmu dengan (debu) itu. Allah tidak ingin menyulitkan kamu, tetapi Dia hendak membersihkan kamu dan menyempurnakan nikmat-Nya bagimu, agar kamu bersyukur.
Penjelasan
This verse with its various readings is the subject of nuanced discussion between jurists based on their respective principles and shared evidences. It is commonly assumed that the first reading denotes washing the feet (fully in water), and the second denotes wiping over their tops with a little water. Sunni scholars, who stipulate washing, advance several explanations in which the second reading (arjulikum) is consistent with this, e.g. that the word masḥ can mean the same as ghasl (i.e. washing). They may also accept that the verse stipulates wiping, but that washing is firmly established by additional Prophetic guidance [al-Mahdawi]. Those who take the contrary view interpret the first reading (arjulakum) in a way consistent with wiping.