Permissible water:

Understand the type of water that you are using is permissible for Wudhu, further information regarding this can be found here.

Niyyat (Intention):

• It is Sunnat to make the Niyyat for wudhu.
• For Wudhu one should make the Niyyat at heart that he is performing Wudhu to get rid of Hadas-e-Asgar.
• Hadas-e-Asgar: Means the need of Wudhu.

Practical demonstration:

Du’a before commencing Wudhu:

Du’a before commencing Wudhu

1. To wash one’s hands,face and feet, etc. before performing Namaaz is called Wudhu or Ablution. No Namaaz/Salaah is accepted without Wudhu.
2. One should sit on a high and clean place to perform Wudhu. Face the direction towards the Holy Ka’ba Sharif if possible.
3. Using Taahir (clean) water first was both the hands up the wrists 3 times.

Washing hands

4. Use a Miswaak (Wood-Stick toothbrush) to clean the teeth (if available). It is Sunnat to make Miswaak during Wudhu, using a Miswaak increases the reward of a Namaaz 70 times.

5. Gargle the mouth 3 times

Gargling Mouth

6. Thereafter take water up to the nostrils 3 times with the right hand and clean the nose with the left hand.

Cleaning Nose

7. Then wash your face 3 times. Wash from the hairy part of the forehead to below the chin from one ear lobe to the other.

Washing the face

8. Then make Khilaal of the beard (pass wet fingers through the beard).

9. Thereafter wash the right hand including the elbows 3 times.

Washing right hand

10. Then wash the Left hand including the elbows 3 times.

Washing left hand

11. Then make Khilaal of the fingers (pass water through the fingers).

12. Thereafter wet the hands and pass them over the head, ears and nape once only. It is known as Masah.

Correct procedure for Masah

13. Now wash both feet including the ankles 3 times. First the right foot then the left foot.

Washing feet

• Please note: Use left hand for Khilaal of toes and when washing feet
• First was the right foot including the ankle and then make Khilaal of the toes
• Beginning with the little toe on the right foot
• then wash the left foot including the ankle and then intake Khilaal of the toes
• Completing at the little toe of the left foot

Dua after completing Wudhu