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Ruling 263. It is recommended for one who is performing wuḍūʾ to say the following when his eyes fall on the water: بِسْمِ اللهِ وَبِاللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ جَعَلَ الْمَاءَ طَهُوْرًا وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْهُ نَجِسًا bismil lāhi wa billāh, wal ḥamdu lillāhil ladhī jaʿalal māʾa ṭahūran wa lam yajʿalhu najisā In the name of Allah and by Allah, all praise is for Allah who made water pure and did not make it impure.

When washing his hands before performing wuḍūʾ, he should say: بِسْمِ اللهِ وَبِاللهِ، اَللّٰهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِيْ مِنَ التَّوَّابِيْنَ وَٱجْعَلْنِيْ مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِيْنَ bismil lāhi wa billāh, allāhummaj ʿalnī minat tawwābīna waj ʿalnī minal mutaṭahhirīn In the name of Allah and by Allah. O Allah! Make me of those who often repent and make me of those who purify themselves.

When rinsing the mouth, he should say: اَللّٰهُمَّ لَقِّنِّيْ حُجَّتِيْ يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ، وَأَطْلِقْ لِسَانِيْ بِذِكْرِكَ allāhumma laqqinnī ḥujjatī yawma alqāk, wa aṭliq lisānī bidhikrik O Allah! Inculcate in me my proof on the day I meet You, and make my tongue fluent with Your remembrance.

When rinsing the nose, he should say: اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تُحَرِّمْ عَلَيَّ رِيْحَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَٱجْعَلْنِيْ مِمَّنْ يَشَمُّ رِيْحَهَا وَرَوْحَهَا وَطِيْبَهَا allāhumma lā tuḥarrim ʿalayya rīḥal jannah, waj ʿalnī mimman yashammu rīḥahā wa rawḥahā wa ṭībahā O Allah! Do not deprive me of the fragrance of Paradise, and make me of those who smell its fragrance, its breeze, and its perfume.

When washing the face, he should say: اَللّٰهُمَّ بَيِّضْ وَجْهِيْ يَوْمَ تَسْوَدُّ فِيْهِ الْوُجُوْهُ، وَلَا تُسَوِّدْ وَجْهِيْ يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ الْوُجُوْهُ allāhumma bayyiḍ wajhī yawma taswaddu fīhil wujūh, wa lā tusawwid wajhī yawma tabyaḍḍul wujūh O Allah! Brighten my face on the day when [some] faces shall darken, and do not darken my face on the day when [some] faces shall brighten.

When washing the right arm, he should say: اَللّٰهُمَّ أَعْطِنِيْ كِتَابِيْ بِيَمِيْنِيْ، وَالْخُلْدَ فِي الْجِنَانِ بِيَسَارِيْ، وَحَاسِبْنِيْ حِسَابًا يَسِيْرًا allāhumma aʿṭinī kitābī biyamīnī, wal khulda fil jināni biyasārī, wa ḥāsibnī ḥisābay yasīrā O Allah! Give me my book [of deeds] in my right hand, and a permanent stay in Paradise with ease, and account me [for my deeds] with an easy accounting.