Wudhu guide — fardh, sunnah and mustahab acts

Steps of wudhu (in Sunnah order)

1. 1

   Intention and Bismillah

   Make the intention of wudhu and say Bismillah (both Sunnah); facing the qiblah is mustahab.

   Sources: Azaadville
2. 2

   Right side first, miswaak, mouth and nose

   Begin each limb with the right side; use the miswaak; gargle three times and put water into the nostrils three times (Sunnah).

   Sources: Azaadville
3. 3

   Wash the face — fardh

   Wash the entire face from ear to ear and from the forehead to below the chin. Just wetting it is not enough.

   Sources: Azaadville, Mufti Online
4. 4

   Wash the arms — fardh

   Wash both hands and arms including the elbows.

   Sources: Azaadville, Mufti Online
5. 5

   Masah of the head — fardh

   Wipe at least a quarter of the head with wet hands (fardh); wiping the whole head and the ears is Sunnah, and the nape is mustahab.

   Sources: Azaadville, Mufti Online
6. 6

   Wash the feet — fardh

   Wash both feet including the ankles, with khilaal of the toes (Sunnah).

   Sources: Azaadville, Mufti Online
7. 7

   Three times, in order, without delay

   Washing each limb three times, keeping the order, and washing each part before the previous one dries are Sunnah.

   Sources: Azaadville

If any of the four fardh acts is left out or done incompletely, the wudhu is not valid; leaving out a Sunnah loses the reward but the wudhu is valid. Sources: Azaadville