🧼 How to Perform Wudu (Ablution)

Wudu is essential before performing Salah, reading the Quran, or entering a mosque. Follow these steps carefully:

1. Niyyah (Intention)

Decide in your heart that you are performing wudu for Salah or other acts of worship. No verbal statement is required.

2. Bismillah

Say: "Bismillah hir-Rahman ir-Rahim" before starting.

3. Washing Hands

• Wash both hands up to the wrists three times, starting with the right hand.
• Ensure water reaches between fingers.

4. Rinsing Mouth

• Take water in the right hand, rinse mouth three times.
• Do not swallow excessively; just rinse and spit.

5. Cleaning the Nose

• Sniff water into the right nostril and blow it out of the left, three times.

6. Washing the Face

• Wash face from forehead to chin and ear to ear three times.
• Ensure water reaches all areas, including hairline and under chin.

7. Washing Arms

• Wash the right arm up to and including the elbow three times, then the left arm.
• Water must cover the entire arm including the elbow.

8. Wiping the Head (Masah)

• Wet hands and wipe over the head from front to back and back to front once.
• Include wiping the ears inside and out using the same wet hands.

9. Washing the Feet

• Wash right foot up to and including the ankle three times, then the left foot.
• Ensure water reaches between the toes and all parts of the foot.

Common Mistakes in Wudu

• Not washing each part the required number of times.
• Missing areas such as between fingers, ears, or under nails.
• Running out of water before completing all steps.
• Not having the proper intention (niyyah).

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🕌 How to Perform Salah (Prayer)

Salah is the second pillar of Islam and must be performed with proper steps, concentration, and respect. Below are the detailed steps:

1. Prepare for Prayer

• Perform Wudu (Ablution) correctly.
• Ensure clothing is clean and covers the required parts of the body (Awrah).
• Face the Qiblah (direction of Kaaba).

2. Intention (Niyyah)

Make a silent intention in your heart regarding which prayer you are performing (e.g., Fajr, Dhuhr, etc.).

3. Takbir al-Ihram

• Raise both hands to the ears and say: "Allahu Akbar".
• Hands should then be folded over the chest or navel (depending on school).

4. Recitation

• Recite Surah Al-Fatihah aloud in audible prayers or silently in silent prayers.
• Follow with another Surah or verses from the Quran.

5. Ruku (Bowing)

• Bend at the waist, keeping the back straight, and place hands on knees.
• Say: "Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem" three times.

6. Standing up (Qiyam)

• Return to standing position and say: "Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah", then "Rabbana lakal hamd".

7. Sujud (Prostration)

• Place forehead, nose, palms, knees, and toes on the floor.
• Say: "Subhana Rabbiyal A’la" three times.
• Rise to sitting (Jalsa) and perform second Sujud.

8. Tashahhud

• In the final sitting, recite Tashahhud and Salawat.
• After that, end the prayer with Tasleem (turn head right then left, saying "Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah").

Common Mistakes in Salah

• Improper Wudu or incomplete purification.
• Incorrect posture in Ruku or Sujud.
• Skipping recitations or mispronouncing words.
• Lack of concentration (Khushu’).
• Not completing all Rak’ahs required for the prayer.

🌸 May Allah accept your worship, grant sincerity, and make your prayers a source of peace and closeness to Him. Ameen.