Essential Islamic Teachings Regarding Wudhu

Sayyiduna Umar ibn Khattab Radhiyallahu Anhu reported that the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “Whoever performs Wudhu in the best manner and then says,

 أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِيْ

مِنَ التَّوَّابِيْنَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

 Ash hadu al laa ilaaha illallahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan Abduhu wa rasuluh, allahumaj alni minat tawwabeena wajalni minal mutatahireen

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone without any partners, and I bear witness that Muhammad is his servant and his messenger. O Allah, make me from among those who repent and from among those who purify themselves

 then the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him and he may enter through whichever gate he wishes.” (Tirmidhi)

The four faraaidh (obligatory acts) of Wudhu: 

• Wash the entire face from the hairline to below the chin and from one earlobe to the other once.
• Wash both arms up to and including the elbows once.
• Make masah of quarter of the head once.
• Wash both feet including the ankles once.

Sunnah method of performing Wudhu: 

• Make Niyyah (Intention) and reciting Bismillah walhamdulillah.
• Wash the hands up to the wrists thrice.
• Use a Miswaak and rinse and gargle the mouth thrice.
• Pass water into the nostrils thrice and clean the nose with the left hand.
• Wash the face thrice and make khilaal (passing wet fingers) through the beard.
• Wash both arms up to and including the elbows thrice and make khilaal of the fingers.
• Make masah of the whole head from the forehead to the nape once.
• Make masah of the ears and the nape once.
• Wash the feet including the ankles thrice and make khilaal of the toes.
• Make Wudhu in the correct sequence.