VISUAL GUIDE 01

Wuḍūʾ,
step by step.

A clear movement guide grounded in Qur’an 5:6 and the matching wuḍūʾ demonstration reported in both Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim.

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Primary instructionQur’an 5:6

01

Ṣaḥīḥ al-BukhārīHadith 164 · Book 4, Hadith 30

02

Ṣaḥīḥ MuslimHadith 226a · Book 2, Hadith 5

FOLLOW IN ORDER

Seven deliberate stages.

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  1. STEP01

    Prepare

    Know that you are preparing to pray. Begin with a clean source of water and uncover the areas that must be washed.

    Qur’an 5:6
  2. STEP02

    Wash the hands

    Wash both hands to the wrists. The cited demonstration describes doing this three times.

    Bukhārī 164 · Muslim 226a
  3. STEP03

    Rinse mouth and nose

    Rinse the mouth, then draw water gently into the nose and expel it. The cited demonstration records this sequence.

    Bukhārī 164 · Muslim 226a
  4. STEP04

    Wash the face

    Wash the whole face so water reaches it. The cited demonstration describes three washes.

    Qur’an 5:6 · Bukhārī 164 · Muslim 226a
  5. STEP05

    Wash the arms

    Wash the right arm and then the left through the elbows. The cited demonstration describes three washes for each.

    Qur’an 5:6 · Bukhārī 164 · Muslim 226a
  6. STEP06

    Wipe the head

    With wet hands, wipe the head. The reports distinguish wiping the head from washing the other limbs.

    Qur’an 5:6 · Bukhārī 164 · Muslim 226a
  7. STEP07

    Wash the feet

    Wash the right foot and then the left through the ankles. The cited demonstration describes three washes for each.

    Qur’an 5:6 · Bukhārī 164 · Muslim 226a
KEEP THE DISTINCTIONS CLEAR

Wash, wipe, and reach the boundary.

WASH

Water reaches the required area: face, arms through elbows, and feet through ankles.

WIPE

The head is wiped with wet hands in the cited sequence.

THREE

The Bukhārī and Muslim demonstration describes three washes; juristic detail about minimum sufficiency belongs in a school-specific module.

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AFTER WUḌŪʾ

Learn the core prayer movement map.

Ten calm stages with Bukhārī first, followed by supporting Muslim references.

Continue to ṣalāh

Teaching boundary. This page shows a widely shared core sequence; it does not resolve school-specific differences or personal exceptions. If injury, illness, lack of water, bandaging, or another special circumstance applies, ask a qualified local scholar.