Abstract
Wudhu (ablution) ritual is an activity of cleaning physical parts for Muslims to perform their prayer five times per day. During this wudhu ritual process, the water is allowed to run free and drain away. At-times, this has caused some concerns particualrly on water wastage. Many organizations in Malaysia such as AACE Technologies Sdn. Bhd. came out with a solution and steps as “Auto Wudu Washer” in order to overcome this wastage, but the result was not satisfying enough. This study introduces a wudhu system that can reduce the amount of water usage during wudhu ritual consistently by limiting around 1 litre per consumer. Generally, there were seven (7) parts that have been used in this project such as 1 litre of container, magnet, float, valve push button, washer and cap. These designs did not utilize any electronic devices. Using these parts, 2 experiments were conducted namely the current wudhu system and the upgraded wudhu system by 10 (Muslims) respectively. The result of this project confirmed that using the Upgraded Wudhu System with amount of water limited to 1 litre per consumer was better than the current wudhu system by ten times.
Highlights
IntroductionEvery human being relies on water for life and good health, but for Muslims, water has a special and sacred purpose used for wudhu or ablution, a must before one proceeds to perform a prayer
Water is one of the prime elements responsible for life on earth
From the calculation of the comparison of the current wudhu system and the Upgraded Wudhu System, it is proven that the Upgraded Wudhu System could reduce the amount of water used for wudhu ritual. current wudhu system consumed ten (10) times more water as compared to Upgraded Wudhu System
Summary
Every human being relies on water for life and good health, but for Muslims, water has a special and sacred purpose used for wudhu or ablution, a must before one proceeds to perform a prayer. The Prophet once saw Sa'd performing wudhu ritual and said to him: "Why are you wasting a lot of water?" Sa'd asked, "Is there wastefulness even in performing wudhu?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, even if you were at a flowing river" [2]. This scenario proves that such attitude is not approved in Islam. The ‘SmartWudhu’ system project was conducted by students from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia in 2014 [4].This project applied the concept of recycling ablution water using water treatment method
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