Dua After Wudu
Dua 1: When Washing the Hands
Regarding the duas recited while washing the hands, arms, or feet during wudu, these particular supplications are not established as Prophetic narrations. The jurists mention supplications transmitted from the early Muslims and regarded their recitation as mustahabb, with some being adopted and others omitted according to scholarly judgment.
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 2: When Rinsing the Mouth
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 3: When Washing the Nose
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 4: When Washing the Face
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 5: When Wiping the Head
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 6: When Wiping the Ears
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 7: When Washing the Feet
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 8: After Wudu
Umar ibn al-Khattab I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever performs wudu and then says, ‘I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger,’ the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him, and he may enter through whichever of them he wishes.”
| Reference | Muslim (234), At-Tirmidhi (55), Ibn Majah (469–470) |
Dua 9: Upon Completing Wudu
Another supplication recited after completing wudu is:
| Reference | An-Nasa’i, Amal al-Yawm wa-l-Laylah (81) |
Dua 10: At the Beginning of Wudu
After saying Bismillah at the beginning of wudu, one may say:
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 11: Sending Prayers Upon the Prophet ﷺ After Wudu
It is recommended to send salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ and his family after the completion of wudu.
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 12: Comprehensive Supplication During or After Wudu
It is related that Abu Musa al-Ash’ari I said: “I brought water for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to perform wudu. After he had performed wudu, I heard him say: ‘O Allah, forgive my sin, make my home spacious for me, and bless my provision.’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I heard you supplicating with these words.’ He replied: ‘Have these words left anything out?’”
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
