13 Sunnah in Ablution

There are about 13 steps in the ablution which are called sunnah:

·         Saying the Intention or Niyyah

·         Reciting Bismillah

·         Washing hands three hands up to the wrists

·         Brushing teeth with tooth stick or miswak

·         Rinsing the mouth

·         Sniffing the nose by putting water into nostrils

·         Combing the beard with the fingers

·         Passing fingers of both hands against each other and also through the fingers or toes of the feet

·         Washing each part or limb three times

·         Perform Masah over the whole head once

·         Perform Masah of two ears

·         Perform ablution in proper order

·         Wash every limb step by step without any pause ensuring the no limb dries up before the next step