الاستنشاق والاستنثار

Rinsing the Nose in Ablution

Therapeutic Practice Hygiene & PreventionRespiratory & Throat

Drawing water into the nostrils and expelling it as a required part of ritual ablution, performed multiple times daily.

sahih graded

إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَجْعَلْ فِي أَنْفِهِ مَاءً، ثُمَّ لِيَنْتَثِرْ

“When one of you performs ablution, let him draw water into his nose and then expel it.” (meaning, not a literal translation)

Sahih al-Bukhari 162; Sahih Muslim 237 Sahih

Ibn al-Qayyim's Commentary

Commentators note the practical hygiene value of regularly clearing the nasal passage, a practice modern otolaryngology recognizes in saline nasal irrigation.

Caution

Use clean or previously-boiled/sterile water for nasal rinsing to avoid rare but serious waterborne infections.