4 Dua After Ablution and Before in Arabic & English
Dua after Ablution and Du’as to be said at the beginning of wudu have been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Here is complete duas in Arabic, transliteration and meaning in English.
1. Dua After Ablution 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 Ablution Transliteration
The transliteration of the dua is Asha-hadu an laa ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu was rasuluhu.
Dua After Wudu 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.
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Dua after Ablution Hadith
Uqba b. ‘Amir reported: We were entrusted with the task of tending the camels. On my turn when I came back in the evening after grazing them in the pastures, I found Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stand and address the people.
I heard these words of his: If any Muslim performs ablution well, then stands and prays two rak’ahs setting about them with his heart as well as his face, Paradise would be guaranteed to him. I said: What a fine thing is this!
And a narrator who was before me said: The first was better than even this. When I cast a glance, I saw that it was ‘Umar who said: I see that you have just come and observed: If anyone amongst you performs the ablution, and then completes the ablution well and then says:
I testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, the eight gates of Paradise would be opened for him and he may enter by whichever of them he wishes.
Sahih Muslim 234a
2. Dua After Ablution
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.
Hadith Text
Umar bin Al-Khattab narrated that: Allah’s Messenger said: ‘Whoever performs Wudu, making Wudu well, then says:
(Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wahdahu la sharika lahu, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan-abduhu wa rasuluhu, Allahummajalni minat tawwabin, waj’alni minal mutatahhirin) ‘
I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone, there are no partners for Him. And I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. O Allah! Make me among the repentant, and make me among those who purify themselves.’ Then eight gates of Paradise are opened for him, that may enter by whichever of them wishes.”
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 55
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.
4. Dua 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 (in the name of Allah).
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.” [Anas] said: I saw the water springing up from between his fingers, and the people did wudu until the last of them had done wudu, and there were nearly seventy men.
Dua During Wudu
It says in Fatawa al-Lajnah al-Daimah (5/221): “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.”
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