A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 17
� anner of � erforming A blution Wu du — When you are about to perform ablution, you should first recite ہّٰللِّٰ ِ ا بِسْم [ Bismill a h —In the name of Allah]. Then wash both hands to the wrists. Then pour water into the mouth with your right hand, and cleanse your teeth by swishing water. You should rinse your mouth three times, and by pouring water into the nostrils cleanse the nose thor- oughly. Then wash the face by pouring water on it three times. Then wash the arms up to the elbows three times each, first the right, then the left. Then, using fresh water, pass your hands over the head and ears once. At the very end, wash both feet up to the ankles three times each, the right foot first, followed by the left. Tayammum—Symbolic Ablution— If water is not available, or there is fear of physical or financial distress, then you should perform tayammum instead, after declaring in your heart the intent to do so. This will be in place of both Wu d ū and taking a bath. Its method is as follows: First by