Islam for kids · Worship
Before we pray, we wash in a special way called wudu.
Decide in your heart that you are making wudu, and say Bismillah.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
bismi llāh
Wash both hands up to the wrists, three times.
Take water in your mouth, swish it and spit it out, three times.
Breathe a little water into your nose and blow it out, three times.
Wash your whole face, from your hair to your chin and ear to ear, three times.
Wash your right arm up to the elbow, then the left, three times each.
With wet hands, wipe over your head once, then clean your ears.
Wash your right foot up to the ankle, then the left, three times each.
When you finish, say the shahada.
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
ashhadu an lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, wa ashhadu anna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa rasūluh
Source: Sahih Muslim
Tip for parents: read one lesson together, then practise it, for example wudu before prayer.