These are the religious decrees. God guides whoever decides to adhere to them. Make ritual ablutions (wuzu) just as the Honorable the Exalted God has commanded in His Speaking Book. (O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer,) wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and your feet to the ankles…) This is allowed once or twice.Ritual ablutions (wuzu) will only be defiled by defecation, farting, urination, ejaculation, menses and spotting. Whoever washes his feet (during ablutions) from over the slippers God, His Prophet and His Book. His ablutions are not correct and his prayer is not accepted. There are various forms of ritual bathing (ghusl) like bathing after the major ceremonial impurity (caused by sexual intercourse or the ejaculation of semen) ; wet dreams; menstruation; touching the dead after it gets cold; for having washed the dead; on Fridays; on the two Eids ; upon entering Mecca; upon entering Medina; going on pilgrimage; entering the state of ritual consecration (or Ihram); on the day of Arafat ; on the first night of the (Arabic) month of Ramazan ; on the 17th night; the 19th night;, the 21st night, and the 23rd night of Ramazan. (All these are based on traditions.) However, the ritual bathing for major ritual impurity is obligatory as is the ritual bathing for menstruation.