Dua For After Wudu in Arabic, Transliteration, And Meaning

In this post, we will be looking at some various dua for after wudu. The word Al wudu in Arabic language is derived from Al-Wadaah, which means beauty and neatness.

But in the Sharee’ah, it means purification of the four body parts in a specific manner; these body parts are the face, the two hands, the head and the two legs.

Al-Wudu (ablution) is one of the bounties of Allah, Blessed is He, the Most High, to this Ummah for He commanded them to perform it and He attached rewards to it.

Duas to be said at the beginning of wudu and after finishing it have been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

What Dua Do You Say Before Wudu?

With regard to what is to be said at the beginning, the only thing that has been narrated is to mention the name of Allah by saying Bismillah.

Dua Before Wudu

Before performing ablution you should say,

بِسْمِ اللهِ

Transliteration

Bismillaah

Meaning

In the Name of Allah

The evidence for that is the words of the messenger of Allah SAW:

There is no wudu for one who does not mention the name of Allah in it.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 25.

Al-Nawawi narrated in al-Majmu’ (1/385) that al-Bayhaqi said:

The soundest report concerning saying Bismillah (for wudu) is the hadith of Anas, according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) put his hand in the vessel of water then he said: “Do wudu in the name of Allah.

Dua For After Wudu In Arabic

If you complete your ablution, it is recommended to say the Shahada, Testimony of faith

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

Dua After Wudu Transliteration

The transliteration of Dua after Wudu is Asha-hadu an laa ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu was rasuluhu.

Meaning in English

I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah Alone, who has no partner and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

According to the hadith, the eight gates of paradise will be opened for him.

2. Dua

The second supplication after wudu is

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

Transliteration

Allaahumma ij alni minat tawwabina, waj alni minnal mutahahirin.

Meaning

O Allah make me among those who repent and purify themselves.

3. Dua

After performing ablution, this Dua is for asking repentance and forgiveness from Allah.

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ

Transliteration

Subhaanaka Allaahumma wa bihamdika, ‘ash-hadu ‘an laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa ‘Anta, ‘astaghfiruka wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayk

Meaning in English

Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise; I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.

These Duas are not mandatory, but it is highly recommended according to the most authentic opinion of scholars.

Dua After Wudu Hadith

With regard to what is said after wudu , a number of ahadith have been narrated concerning that.

Muslim in hadith number 234 narrated from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

There is no one among you who does wudu and does it well, then says, Ashhadu an la ilaha ill-Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu was rasuluhu.

Meaning; I bear witness that there is no god except Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger) but the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him and he will enter through whichever one he wants.

Al-Tirmidhi added: “allahumm aj’alni min al-tawwabeena waj’alni min al-mutatahhireena (O Allah, make me one of those who repent and make me one of those who purify themselves).

What To Say After You Do Wudu?

From the reports it may be concluded that he said:

Ashhadu an la ilaha ill-allah wahdahu la sharika lah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasuluhu. allahumm aj’alni min al-tawwabina waj’alni min al-mutatahhirina, subhanaka allahumma wa bi hamdika, ashhadu an la ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayka.

The meaning of the dua is

(I bear witness that there is no god except Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. O Allah, make me one of those who repent and make me one of those who purify themselves. Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, I bear witness that there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You).

Dua During Wudu

These are the du’as that have been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to be said in wudu.

As for saying du’a when washing the different parts of the body, no such thing has been proven from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

As for the du’as that are said when washing various parts of the body in wudu, no such thing has been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

It is not narrated from him that he used to say anything in his wudu apart from saying Bismillah.

Every hadith which speaks of du’as to be said in wudu is false and fabricated.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not say any of these things and he did not teach them to his ummah.

There is nothing narrated from him except saying Bismillah at the beginning and saying Ashhadu an la ilaha ill-Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasuluhu. allahumm aj’alni min al-tawwabina waj’alni min al-mutatahhirina

(I bear witness that there is no god except Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. O Allah, make me one of those who repent and make me one of those who purify themselves) afterwards.

It is not proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said any du’a during wudu.

What the common folk say in dua when washing each part of the body is an innovation (bid’ah), such as saying when washing the face, “O Allah, make my face white on the day when faces will be turned black”; or when washing the hands: “O Allah, give me my book (record of my deeds) in my right hand, and do not give me my book in my left hand,” and other du’as which are said when washing the other parts of the body in wudu.

Conclusion

In Islam, there are several duas that you can use to ask Allah for favors and help in your daily life, such as dua before going to sleep at night and when waking up in the morning, Dua for entering masjid and so on.

May Allah grant us that which entails good and rectitude.