Here are the steps for women to perform wudu (ablution) in preparation for prayer:
- Intention (Niyyah): Begin with the intention in your heart that you are performing wudu for the sake of Allah.
- Say "Bismillah": Start by saying "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah).
- Wash Hands: Wash both hands up to the wrists three times, starting with the right hand, ensuring water reaches between the fingers.
- Rinse Mouth: Rinse your mouth three times, swirling the water to cleanse it thoroughly.
- Rinse Nose: Inhale water into your nose with your right hand and blow it out with the left hand three times.
- Wash Face: Wash your entire face three times from the forehead to the chin and from ear to ear.
- Wash Arms: Wash your right arm from the fingertips to just above the elbow three times, then repeat with the left arm.
- Wipe Head (Masah): Wet your hands and wipe your head, moving from the forehead to the back of the head and back to the front once.
- Wipe Ears: With the remaining wetness, wipe the inside and outside of both ears once.
- Wash Feet: Wash your right foot, including the ankle and between the toes, three times. Then do the same for the left foot.
- Supplication (Dua) After Wudu: Upon completing wudu, you can recite the following dua:
"Ashhadu alla ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu" (I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah alone; He has no partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger).
These steps are the same for both men and women.