Will you give information about washing the hands and the order of washing according to Shafii madhhab?

In Shafii madhhab, sequence in washing the organs is fard. However, we start washing the hands first. Does this not break the sequence? Is it not necessary to start from the face according to the sequence? Do we have to wash our hands again after washing our face and while washing our arms if it is necessary to start from the hands?

Dear Brother / Sister,

Yes, as you mention, sequence is fard in wudu according to Shafiis. It is sunnah to wash the hands at the beginning of wudu. For, it is not appropriate to wash the face with dirty hands. After the hands are washed, the sequence is followed; the hands are washed again with the arms including the elbows after the face is washed. This second washing is fard. The first washing does not replace it.  

The hadith of the Prophet regarding washing the hands up to the wrists before starting wudu is as follows:

"From Abdullah bin Zayd: When he was asked how the Prophet (pbuh) made wudu, he wanted a pot to show them the wudu of the Prophet (pbuh). He poured water from the pot over his hand and washed his hands thrice before he put his hands in the pot." (Bukhari, 2183, Muslim, 235.)

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