Description of Wudū

How to make Wudū’

1. Saying "Bismillāh" (in the Name of Allah).
2. Washing the hands three times.
3. Washing the face three times, which includes rinsing the mouth and sniffing water.
4. Washing the hands up to the elbows three times, starting with the right hand followed by the left one.
5. Wiping over the head, along with the ears.
6. Washing the feet up to the ankles three times, starting with the right foot followed by the left one.
7. The obligation is to wash each organ once, and to arrange it in the order mentioned by God in the verse on ablution:
   ﴿ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا ۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَٰكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ﴾ [المائدة: ٦].

Invalidators of Wudū’

1. Whatever comes out of the two passages, front and back, like urine, wind, and feces.
2. Whatever impurity comes out profusely from the body.
3. Losing consciousness by sleeping or anything else.
4. Touching one's private parts, back or front, with the hand without a barrier.
5. Eating camel meat.
6. Apostasy, may Allah keep us and all Muslims away from it.