Learning journey · 7 steps
Seven steps to learn wudu properly: why purification matters, the steps in order, practising with the checklist, what breaks wudu, common questions, and what to do when wudu is not enough or there is no water.
- For: anyone learning to pray
- Steps: 7 lessons, in order
- Listen: English narration on 6 of 7 steps
Start step 1: Why Purification Matters
Take the steps in order and at your own pace. Each step is one lesson; most take under ten minutes to read or listen to.
The steps
Step 1: Why Purification Matters
Why purification (taharah) matters in Islam, its link to prayer, and an overview of wudu, ghusl and tayammum.
Step 2: How to Make Wudu (with common mistakes)
Step-by-step guide to performing wudu (ablution) correctly, with an interactive checklist and Qur'anic evidence.
Step 3: Practise With the Wudu Checklist
A free printable wudu checklist: the ten steps in order, the Qur’an 5:6 reference, and a 7-day practice log. Print it or tick the steps on your phone.
Step 4: What Breaks Wudu
Learn what invalidates wudu, including points of general agreement and areas of genuine scholarly difference.
Step 5: Purification Questions and Answers
Practical questions new Muslims often have about wudu and ghusl, answered directly.
Step 6: When Wudu Is Not Enough: Ghusl
A step-by-step guide to Ghusl, the full-body ritual purification required after major ritual impurity, before Salah.
Step 7: When There Is No Water: Tayammum
A guide to Tayammum, the dry-earth purification that stands in for Wudu or Ghusl when water cannot be used.
When you finish
You are ready for the prayer itself. Continue with the How to Pray course, which starts with what Salah is and walks through every position.