How Do I Make Wudu?
Question
How do I make Wudu correctly before Salah?
Short answer
Learn the Qur’anic essentials and one authentic Prophetic method, then practice it calmly until it becomes familiar.
Instructional Media
How to Make Wudu
Step-by-step visual demonstration of Wudu.
Understand the issue
- Qur’an 5:6 gives the core acts of purification for prayer: washing the face and arms through the elbows, wiping the head, and washing the feet through the ankles.
- The Sunnah gives the fuller practical sequence through the Wudu of the Prophet ﷺ as demonstrated by ‘Uthman رضي الله عنه.
Islamic guidance
- The beginner sequence is: intend purification in the heart; wash the hands; rinse the mouth and nose; wash the face; wash the arms through the elbows; wipe the head; wash the feet through the ankles.
- Do not confuse a complete Sunnah description with a claim that every repeated wash has the same legal status. The written guide should distinguish core validity from fuller Sunnah practice.
What to do now
- Watch the Wudu demonstration near the top of the page.
- Practice it once slowly before your next prayer.
- If uncertainty becomes repetitive, review the Wudu-doubt guidance instead of constantly restarting.
What may depend on your situation
- Bandages, wounds, inability to use water, ongoing discharge, and similar cases may require specific rulings.
Do not assume
- Do not let perfection anxiety turn Wudu into repeated compulsive washing.
- Do not declare Wudu invalid merely because a Sunnah detail was not performed exactly as in one full narration.