First steps

How to make wudu

Wudu is a necessary preparation before formal prayers (salah).

1. Make the intention (Niyyah) to perform Wudu.

2. Say 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah).

   Before wudu:

   بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

   Bismillaah

   In the Name of Allah

   Source: Irwa'ul-Ghalil 1/122 ,Ibn Majah No. 397

3. Wash both hands up to the wrists three times.

4. Rinse your mouth three times.

5. Sniff water into nostrils and blow out three times.

6. Wash your face from hairline to chin three times.

7. Wash arms up to elbows three times (right then left).

8. Wipe over your head and ears once.

9. Wash feet up to ankles three times (right then left).

10. When you have finished, say:

    After wudu:

    أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ

    Ash-hadu 'an laa 'ilaaha 'illAllahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa 'ash-hadu 'anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasooluhu

    I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger (ﷺ).

    Source: Muslim: 234 , 576

Once you have wudu, you are ready to pray: how to pray, step by step.