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Wudu or ablution, is both a traditional worship. Wudu a practical means by which Muslims seek to maintain good physical and spiritual hygiene. Traditionally, Wudu refers to the mental preparation and physical cleanliness of Muslims for the Salat (prayer), one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
1. Make niyyah (Intention) to perform washing.
Niyyah doesn't definitely involve saying anything out loud, but focusing on the phrase "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah) is a good way to realize the centering necessary. Say it out loud or silently to yourself, whichever makes you comfortable.
2. Wash your hands.
Use your left hand to wash your right hand. Do this three times. After that, use your right hand to wash your left hand three times. Make sure to wash in between your fingers and all the way up to your wrists.
3. Take water into your mouth
Use your right hand to cup water into your mouth three times. Swish it around in your cheeks and the back of your throat. Do this thoroughly to get all the remaining food in your mouth out.
4. In-breathe water into your nose
Use your right hand to cup water and in-breathe it into your nose three times. You can use your left hand to close one nostril and blow out if you need to. Snort sharply and abruptly without taking too much water into your nose and cough yourself. If you cannot inhale water into your nose. You can wet your fingers and put water on the lower part of your nostril.
5. Wash your face
Wash your face three times by spreading your hands from your right ear to the left, and from the edge of the hair to the chin.
6. Wash your lower arms from wrists to elbows, leaving no part dry
From your wrist to your elbow, wash your right arm with your left hand three times and then wash your left arm with your right hand three times.
7. Clean your head
Using your wet hands, gently wipe your forehead from the eyebrow to the hairline. Also wipe down your hair, the back of your neck and your temples. Do this one time.
8. Wipe your ears inside and out
With the same water, use your finger to clean all the crevices of your ear. Use your thumb to clean behind your ears from the bottom upward. This is also done one time.
9. Wash each of your feet
Clean up to the the ankles and be sure water goes between the toes. Use your pinky finger and go through each toe to eliminate anything between. Start with your right foot and scrub each foot three times.
10. While pointing the right index finger to the sky, recite a brief prayer of witness.
Generally, the prayer is as follows: "Ash-hadu Anlaa Ilaaha IllALLAHu Wahdahuu Laa Shariikalahu, Wa Ash-Hadu Anna Muhammadan 'Abduhuu Wa Rasuuluhu."
In English, this is translated as "I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah alone; He is One; He has no partner and I bear witness that (Hadrat) Muhammad (sallallahu ala Muhammadu sallallahu alaihu Wasallam) is His (chosen) servant and (true) Messenger."
11. Repeat Wudu after it has been nullified
After intercourse, re-performing Wudu alone is not enough to be able to perform Salat. There is another form of purification that must be performed known as Ghusul.
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