How do you make wudu?
Short answer: Intend, say Bismillah, wash hands, rinse mouth and nose, wash face, arms to the elbows, wipe the head and ears, and wash the feet.
The Sunnah wudu, as narrated by ‘Uthman and ‘Abdullah ibn Zayd (al-Bukhari 159, 185): intention and Bismillah; wash the hands three times; rinse the mouth and nose three times; wash the face three times; wash the arms to and including the elbows three times; wipe the head once from front to back and back again, then the ears; wash the feet with the ankles three times. Then say the dua after wudu. Illustrated: wudu step by step.
Answered according to the Quran and authentic Sunnah as explained by the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama‘ah. For your own situation, ask a trusted scholar.
