Wudu & Tayammum

A guide to ritual purification

Video Guide

Make the intention in your heart to perform Wudu for the sake of Allah

Say 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah) before starting

Wash both hands three times up to the wrists

Rinse your mouth three times, swirling water between your teeth

Sniff water into your nose and blow it out three times

Wash your face three times, from hairline to chin and ear to ear

Wash your right arm up to and including the elbow three times, then the left

Wipe your head once with wet hands from front to back

Wipe the inside and outside of both ears with wet hands once

Wash your right foot up to and including the ankle three times, then the left

Anything exiting from the front or back passages (urine, stool, gas)

Loss of consciousness through sleep, fainting, or intoxication

Directly touching the private parts with the palm or fingers

Eating camel meat

Apostasy from Islam (may Allah protect us)

Vomiting a mouthful (according to some scholars)