Dua Before Wudu Meaning in English & Arabic (Dua Before Ablution)

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Dua Before Wudu

Here is the authentic dua before wudu as taught by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Wudu means making yourself clean and beautiful. In Islam, it means washing specific parts of your body in a certain way. These parts are your face, hands, head, and feet.

Wudu is a gift from Allah to Muslims. He told us to do it and promised rewards for doing it.

Dua Before Wudu in Arabic

The dua before starting Wudu is:

بِسْمِ اللّهِ

Transliteration

Bismilllah

Dua Before Starting Wudu Meaning in English

The meaning of the dua before ablution (wudu) is “In the name of Allah’.

With regard to what is to be said at the beginning, the only thing that has been narrated is to mention the name of Allah by saying Bismillah (in the name of Allah). 

Al-Nawawi narrated in al-Majmu’ (1/385) that al-Bayhaqi said: 

“The soundest report concerning saying Bismillah (for wudu) is the hadith of Anas, according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) put his hand in the vessel of water then he said:

“Do wudu in the name of Allah.” [Anas] said: I saw the water springing up from between his fingers, and the people did wudu until the last of them had done wudu, and there were nearly seventy men.

Its isnad is jayyid, and it was quoted as evidence by al-Bayhaqi in his book Ma’rifat al-Sunan wa’l-Athar; he classed the other ahadith as da’eef (weak).”

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no wudu for one who does not mention the name of Allah in it.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 25. He said: Concerning this topic it was narrated from ‘Aishah, Abu Sa’id, Abu Hurayrah, Sahl ibn Sa’d and Anas. Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: I do not know of any hadith with a jayyid isnad on the topic. (Al-Tirmidhi)

The hadeeth was classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Tirmidhi. 

How to Do Wudu (Ablution)

Here are the steps to follow:

  1. Intention: Decide to do wudu for prayer.
  2. Say “Bismillah” (In the name of Allah).
  3. Wash your hands three times.
  4. Rinse your mouth three times with water.
  5. Clean your nose by sniffing water and blowing it out three times.
  6. Wash your face three times.
  7. Wash your arms up to the elbows, three times each.
  8. Wipe your head with wet hands, from front to back and back to front.
  9. Wipe your ears with your wet fingers.
  10. Wash your feet up to the ankles, three times each.
  11. End with a prayer, like the Shahada, to thank Allah and ask for forgiveness.

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When to Do Wudu

In Islam, wudu (ablution) is necessary in these situations:

  1. Before Prayer: Do wudu before praying to be spiritually and physically clean.
  2. Touching the Quran: Do wudu before touching or reading the Quran to show respect.
  3. Entering a Mosque: Do wudu before entering a mosque to be clean and respectful.
  4. After Sleeping or Fainting: Do wudu after losing consciousness, as it breaks your ritual purity.
  5. Before Tawaf (during Hajj or Umrah): Do wudu before walking around the Kaaba during pilgrimage.
  6. Before and After Handling a Deceased Body: Do wudu before and after touching a dead body for spiritual purification.
  7. Before Making Supplication (Dua): Do wudu before making requests to Allah to feel closer to Him.

Remember, try to stay in a state of wudu as much as possible. If you break your wudu, renew it before doing things that require it.

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