How to Make Wudu Posted on November 20, 2010 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani Question: Assalamalaykum shaykh, how

are you? Hope you are well insha-allah. I want to request if you would direct me on performing wudu correctly please? ja zak-allah. Answer: Allah said:

O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (a nd arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles(al-Maidah, 5:6) As with all acts in Islam, intention is essential. 1) Begin with intention to make wudu by saying:

A`udhu billahi min ash-shaytani r-rajeem Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Raheem. nawaytu far aaid al-wudu wa sunanihi min hadha l-maa at-taahir, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, in the Name of Allah the Benefice nt the Merciful. I intend to fulfill the obligatory aspects of ablution, with it s sunnas, using this pure water. 2) Then wash your hands, wetting all parts of the hands and rubbing between each of the fingers and thumb. Repeat 3x. If wearing a ring move it slightly to allo w water to pass under it. Recite:

Alhamdulillah `alaa l-Islam wa ni`matahu, alhamdulillahi Lladhee ja`laa l-maa tahoo ran, wa l-Islamu nuran, rabbi a`udhu bika min hamazaati sh-shayaateen wa a`udhu bi ka rabbi an yahdarun, Allahummahfazh yadayya min ma`siyatika kullaha. All praise to Allah for Islam and its blessing, all praise be to Allah Who made t his water pure and made Islam a light. O Lord I seek refuge with You from the wh ispering of devils and their presence. O Allah withhold my hands from all disobe dience whatsoever. 3) wash your mouth (al-madmadah) by taking water in your right palm and rinsing your mouth with it, repeat 3x. Recite:

Allahumma a`inee `alaa dhikrika wa shukrika wa husna `ibadatik. O Allah, help me remember You, to be grateful to You, and to worship You in an e xcellent manner. 4) wash your nose (istinshaq) by taking water in your right hand, and snuffing t he water into your nostrils, pinch the top of the nose with the left hand to exh ale the water before exhaling it. repeat 3x. Recite:

Allahumma arihnee raaihati l-jannah. O Allah let me smell the scent of Paradise. 5) wash your face 3 times from the hairline, and from one ear to the other all t he way to the bottom of the chin and say:

ashadu an laa ilaha illLlah wa ashadu anna Muhammadan rasoolullah. Allahumma bay yad wajhiyya yawm tabyad wujoohin wa taswada wujooh. I bear witness that there is no diety except Allah and I testify that Muhammad i s the Prophet of Allah. O Allah brighten my face on the Day that some faces are brightened and some are darkened. 6) then khilal, which means to comb the beard with ones wet hand, 7) then your right arm from wrist up to the elbow and back, 3x and recite:

Allahumma a`tinee kitabee bi yameenee wa haasibnee hisaaban yaseera; O Allah give me my book in my right hand and make my reckoning easy. then the left arm from wrist up to the elbow and back, 3x recite: : Allahumma laa tu`tinee kitabee bi-shimaalee wa laa min waraa zhahree wa laa tuha asibnee hisaaban `aseera. O Allah dont give me my book in my left hand nor from behind me and do not make m y reckoning difficult. 9) Then wet both palms and wipe the top of the head front to back then back to f ront, 3x and recite:

Allahumma harrim sha`ree wa basharee `alaa an-naar wa azhlilnee tahta `arshika y awm laa zhilun illaa zhilluk. O Allah forbid the Fire from my hair and my face and shade me under Your Throne on the Day there is no shade except Your Shade. 10) Then wet your index fingers and thumbs and wet the back of both ears by plac ing your thumbs behind them, indexes in the ear canal and wipe the edge of your ears from the bottom lobe to the top, repeat 3x, and recite:

Allahumma asmi`nee sawt bilal min `alaa qusoor al-jinan Allah let me hear Bilals voice from the highest castles of the Gardens of Paradis e. Alternatively recite:

Allahummaj`alnee min alladheena yastami`oona l-qawlaa fa yattabi`oona ahsanahu. O Allah make among those who listen to the Word, and follow the best (meaning) i n it. 11) Then wet the tips of your fingers and lightly wipe the nape of your neck. Re cite:

Allahumma a`atiq raqabatee min an-naar. O Allah save my neck from entering the F ire. 12) Then wash your right foot from the toes up past the ankle, and move the fing ers between each toe reciting, and rub the heel, 3x. 13) Then wash the left foot from ankle to toes, rubbing between each toe and rub bing heels, 3x recite:

Allahumma thabbit qadamay `alaa as-siraat yawm tazillu feehi l-aqdaam. O Allah make my feet steadfast on the Bridge and the Day that feet may slip. After completing the wudu recite the du`a: : ashadu an laa ilaaha ill Llah wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa ashadu anna Sayyidina Muhammadan `abduhu wa rasooluh. Allahumma-j`alnee min-at-tawwaabeena wa-j`alnee min-al-mutataahhireen. Subhanak Allahumma wa bi-hamdik, ashadu an laa ilaha illa Anta, astaghfiruka wa atoobu ilayk. I testify there is no god except Allah Alone Who has no partner and I bear witne ss that Muhammad is Allahs servant and messenger. O Allah make me among those who turn to You and make me of those who purify themselves. Glory be to You, and al l Praise is Yours, I bear witness that there is no god except You, I seek Your f orgiveness and turn to You in repentance. Then recite Surat al-Qadr: inna anzalnahu fee laylatl qadr until the end. Then pray 2 raka`ats Sunnat al-Wudu according to many hadiths: ( )

The Prophet (s) said to Bilal (r), What has made you to precede me in the Garden of Paradise? He said, I never break wudu except I make ablution (wudu) and then I make two raka`ts salat (prayer). The Prophet (s) said, due to this (you preceded m e in the Garden). (Imam Ahmad) During the course of wudu, you must accomplish tadleek, which means rubbing all the parts so that water reaches every part of them. You must keep the orders of these integrals and perform them in immediate succes sion. It is disliked to speak with others during wudu.

It is disliked to use more water than necessary. If wearing leather khuffs, then just wipe the top of each khuff with the wet pal m of your right hand instead of washing the feet, and the bottom with the wet pa lm of the left hand. In the Shafi`i school it is enough to take water into the mouth and the nose wit h the same handful 3x, instead of six handfuls. Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani