WUDU (RITUAL ABLUTION)

PROCEDURE OF WUZU (RITUAL ABLUTION)

Wuzu is Farz (Obligatory) for performance of prayer (Salah) and touching Quran! Wuzu is necessary for the Tawaf (Encircling) the Ka'bah. Wuzu is Mustahab (desirable) for every Salah, in spite of having wuzu and also before sleeping.
1. Make intention (Niyyah) for Wuzu

2. Sit in a high place

3. Face the direction of Qiblah

4. Recite Bismillah

5. Wash both hands up to the wrists three times

6. Rinse the mouth three times

7. Use the Miswak if not index finger to clean the teeth. Then gargle three times

8. Rinse the nostril three times with the right hand and clean the nose with the left hand.

9. Wash the face three times from the top of forehead to below the chin and from one ear to the other

10. Then comb the beard with your fingers

11. Wash the right and then left hand up to and including the elbows three times

12. Make the Khilal (Clasping) of finger into each other.

13. Then wet your hands and pass it over your head. Take extra care not to start Masah from forehead, but the actual the hairy place just above forehead. Keep three fingers each hand together and wipe your hands all over the head to the back of the head. Then place the palms on the sides of head and bring forward to forehead

14. Insert the front portion if index fingers into the outer ear while turning them clock wise round the ear and then pass the inner part of thumb behind the ear

15. Perform the Masah of nape with the back of middle finger, ring finger and little finger

16. Finally wash both feet including the ankles, first right and then left

17. Also make Khilal of your toes by using the little finger of the left hand beginning from little toes to the right foot and finishing at the little toe of the left foot

18. During Wuzu keep reading this Sunnah Dua "O Allah forgive my sins and give expansion in my home and bless me in my provision."

19. At the end recite second Kalimah and this Dua "O Allah make of those who repent and make me from those purified."

20. Also recite Surah Al-Qadar

In the full method of wuzu as mentioned, there are some acts, if omitted or not practiced the wuzu is not valid. They are called obligatory (Farraid) acts of wuzu. Some acts are prophetic Sunnah, some are recommended and some are disliked (Makrooh), by which the reward of the wuzu is decreased.

Farz acts of Wudu 

Sunnah acts of Wudu

Mushtahbaats (desirable) of Wudu

Mukruhaats (disliked acts) of Wudu

Things that break Wudu