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self is difficult does not cause wudhu to not be done. Even if it is a solid, hard or if water does not reach beneath it, e.g. the flour that remains in the fingernails ofwomen who knead dough, mehndi ofwomen, surma on the eyelash; also the grime ofthe body, sand, dust or the droppings of mosquitoes and flies. (Durre-Mukhtaar) 4. If mehndi paste remains on the hand or foot of a woman and, not knowing this, she makes wudhu or ghusal, then it will be done. When it becomes apparent to her, she must scratch it out and flow water over the area it occupied. This rule appl ies to surma that remains on the eyelashes unknowingly as wel l . (FataawaRazvia) SUNNATS OF WUDHU 1 . Tomake niyyat. 2. Reciting Bismillah when beginning. 3. To first wash the hands until the wrists three times each. 4. To make miswaak (miswaak for women is an emulation of the sunnat of Ummul Mumineen Sayidah Aaisha �). There is no harm if miswaak is not done as masi is sufficient for women because their teeth and gums are more sensitive compared to males. (AI-MalJooz) 5 . Tomake kulli (gargle the mouth) with three grasps ofwater. 6. Cleaning the nose with three grasps ofwater. 7. Using the left hand to clean the nose. 8 . To make khilaal ofthe fingers and toes. 9. Washing thoseparts thatare to be washed inwudhu three times. 1 0. To makemasah ofthe head once. 1 1 . Making masah ofthe ears with the same water used in masah of the head. 1 2. Wudhu in tarteeb (sequence). First the face, secondly the hands, 7