Dua After Wudu
“Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah… Allahummaj'alni minat-tawwabin” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih Muslim 234. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
Transliteration: Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh.
Translation: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
Source: Sahih Muslim 234
When to recite
Immediately after completing wudu (ablution).
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever performs wudu well and then says this, the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him and he may enter by whichever he wishes.
About this dua
Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab in Sahih Muslim.
Other wording and related dhikr
Addition in Jami at-Tirmidhi 55
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ، وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
Allahummaj'alni minat-tawwabin, waj'alni minal-mutatahhirin.
O Allah, make me among those who repent often and make me among those who purify themselves.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih Muslim 234
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih Muslim 234
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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