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How we use water and conserve water in our faith
Step by Step on how to Muslims perform the ritual of wudhu.

Resources

- Towel
- Jug
- Activity sheet/ Paper to write the step by step

Instructions

Ask everyone what we might use water for. You could see what people have used water for today. Some activities might be brushing your teeth, showering, washing your hands, cooking or watering plants.

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught not to waste water, even if there’s plenty, reminding us to treat it with care. So, water’s important in Islam for life, cleanliness and using Allah’s gifts wisely. See if anyone can think of ways you can save water. Some ideas may be shorter showers, turning the tap off while brushing your teeth or collecting rainwater to water plants.

Explain that Muslims also use water to stay clean, especially before prayer, because Allah loves purity: ‘Indeed, Allah loves those who purify themselves’ (2:222). Wudu is the ritual washing performed by Muslims before prayer. Muslims must be clean and wear good clothes before they present themselves before God.

Ask everyone to get into groups and give each group a copy of the steps of Wudu. Give each group time to put them in what they think is the right order. When everyone’s ready, reveal the answer. The steps of wudu are:

Wash your right hand up to the palms three times
Wash your left hand up to the palms three times
Rinse your mouth three times.
Carefully sniff a few drops of water into your nostrils three times. You’ll need to gently snort the water into your nose, then blow it out into a tissue. Be careful and try not to take in too much water to stop you from hurting yourself.
Wash your face three times.
Wash your arms up to the elbows three times.
Wipe your head. You do this by moving your wet hands from the top of the forehead to the back of the head, then from the back of the head to the forehead. You only do this once.
Using your wet hands, use your index fingers to gently clean the inside of your ears and your thumb to clean the area behind your ears. You only do this once.
Wash your right foot three times, making sure the water goes in between your toes and the back if your ankle.
Wash your left foot three times, making sure the water goes in between your toes and the back if your ankle.
If you wish to, you may want to do Wudu as a group or have someone demonstrate it. Use a bucket or washing up bowl of water and follow each step. You may wish to place towels down. You could see who can use the least amount of water while doing it.

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