Wudu is a ritual ablution performed by Muslims before prayer, emphasizing both spiritual purity and physical cleanliness. Understanding what breaks wudu is crucial for every practicing Muslim. Here are some of the things that invalidate and break wudu:

• Natural bodily discharges: Urine, feces, and the passing of gas are seen as impurities that can act as barriers during one’s prayer.

• Deep sleep: Entering a deep sleep breaks wudu.

• Loss of senses: Fainting or losing consciousness breaks wudu.

• Emission of semen: Ejaculation breaks wudu, and ghusl (a full bath) is required.

• Touching the private parts with bare hands: Touching the private parts with bare hands breaks wudu, except according to the Hanafi Madhhab.

• Vomiting: Mouthful vomiting containing water, pus, blood, or food invalidates wudu, but vomiting containing cough does not break wudu.

• Menstruation and postpartum bleeding: Menstruation and postpartum bleeding break wudu.

It is important to note that there are different opinions among scholars regarding what breaks wudu. For example, some scholars believe that laughing loudly during prayer breaks wudu, while others do not.