The short answer
The dua after wudu in Sahih Muslim 234b (graded sahih) is the testimony of faith, said after doing wudu (also spelt wudhu), the washing for prayer. 'Uqba ibn 'Amir, may Allah be pleased with him, reported it from the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. A longer supplication in Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55 is graded differently.
What is the dua after wudu?
'Uqba reported that the Prophet said: whoever does wudu and then says these words. A hadith is a report about the Prophet, and this one is Sahih Muslim 234b.
Sahih Muslim 234b
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
Ashhadu an lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa rasūluh.
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.
1AuthenticSahih Muslim 234b
The report gives no number of repetitions and no gesture. It says it narrated the report before it, Sahih Muslim 234a, "like" that one except for these words, and it does not repeat the reward (see below).
What do the words mean?
The clauses are short. This breakdown is our learning aid: the report does not divide the words this way.
Arabic reads right to left, so the first word is on the right.
- أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُashhadu an lā ilāha illā llāhuI bear witness that there is no god but Allah
- وَحْدَهُwaḥdahualone
- لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُlā sharīka lahuwithout partner
- وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًاwa ashhadu anna Muḥammadanand I bear witness that Muhammad
- عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُʿabduhu wa rasūluhis His servant and His Messenger
What does the report say about its reward?
Sahih Muslim 234a (graded sahih) is the longer narration, and it holds two separate sayings. In the first, which 'Uqba heard from the Prophet himself, a Muslim who does wudu well and then prays two rak'ahs (cycles of prayer) with heart and face has Paradise due to him.
In the second, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, says he saw 'Uqba arrive just now. The report then gives a saying, introduced only by "he said", about completing wudu and saying the testimony: the eight gates of Paradise are opened for him, to enter by whichever he wishes. Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55 (graded differently), below, gives a related saying from 'Umar as the Prophet's words.
2AuthenticSahih Muslim 234a
Each saying has its own reward in the report, and this page does not join them. The eight counts the gates of Paradise. Neither Muslim report gives a number of times to say the testimony.
How do Muslim 234a, 234b and Tirmidhi 55 differ?
The three reports give related but different wording after wudu. This page compares only these three. The Arabic and pronunciation at the top are the wording of 234b; the others are shown as they stand in their own reports.
| Report | Reported by | Wording |
|---|---|---|
| Sahih Muslim 234b, graded sahih | 'Uqba ibn 'Amir | أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ |
| Sahih Muslim 234a, graded sahih | 'Uqba, who also reports 'Umar's words | أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ |
| Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55, graded differently | 'Umar | The wording of 234b, then: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ |
- Sahih Muslim 234a lacks waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, "alone, without partner". 234b and Tirmidhi 55 have it.
- The testimony in 234a has one ashhadu and then wa anna Muḥammadan ʿabdu llāhi wa rasūluh, "and that Muhammad is the servant of Allah and His Messenger". 234b and Tirmidhi 55 repeat ashhadu and say ʿabduhu, "His servant".
- Only Tirmidhi 55 has the supplication after the testimony.
What about the extra supplication in Tirmidhi 55?
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55 (graded differently) adds a supplication after the testimony, and then the eight gates. Its Arabic is below.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
Allāhumma jʿalnī mina t-tawwābīn, wajʿalnī mina l-mutaṭahhirīn.
O Allah, make me among those who repent, and make me among those who purify themselves.
3Graded differently Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55
This report is graded differently. In our record, five named graders accept the report or its addition (two of these entries could not be traced to a named report, and one grader supplies most of the accepting entries), and five named graders call its chain broken, inconsistent or defective. Some of the uncounted remarks favour the version without the addition. The display grade on sunnah.com, from a publisher, is weak. Eight further remarks, from six graders, are listed in the sources but not counted as gradings. This page does not rule on whether to say the extra supplication.
These are different kinds of statement: some grade the addition on its own, some the whole report, some the chain. The collection's own comment says the chain has inconsistency (idtirab) and that little of significance is authentic from the Prophet on this topic. The grading covers Tirmidhi 55 and its addition only. It does not carry over to Muslim 234a or 234b, which do not contain the supplication. The list holds the gradings located on 24 October 2026, not every grader who has discussed the report.
What about a dua before or during wudu?
Each of the three reports contains words said after wudu. None gives words for the start of wudu or a separate wording for each limb. That is the scope of these three reports, not a claim to have searched every narration. For the order of washing, see how to perform wudu. For what the phrase Bismillah means, see the Bismillah lesson.
I knew the words after wudu long before I knew where they came from. Seeing which report they are in, and that the extra dua is graded differently, made me careful about what I attach to them.
Try it: what would you say?
Pick an answer; each one explains itself.
1Which clause does Sahih Muslim 234b have that the testimony in 234a does not?
Answer: Wahdahu la sharika lahu, "alone, without partner". The Arabic of 234b includes "alone, without partner"; 234a goes straight to "and that Muhammad is the servant of Allah and His Messenger". The supplication is in Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55, not in either Muslim report. Source 1
2Does "eight" in Sahih Muslim 234a mean saying the testimony eight times?
Answer: No, it counts the gates of Paradise. The report speaks of the eight gates of Paradise being opened. It gives no number of times to say the words. Source 2
3How is the supplication Allahumma jʿalnī mina t-tawwābīn labelled here?
Answer: Graded differently. Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55 has gradings that accept it and gradings that call its chain broken or defective, so the label is "graded differently", never "authentic". Source 3
Questions people ask
What is the dua after wudu in English?
Sahih Muslim 234b (graded sahih) gives the meaning as: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger. 'Uqba ibn 'Amir, may Allah be pleased with him, reported the words from the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
Do I say the dua after wudu once or several times?
The reports on this page give no number of repetitions. In Sahih Muslim 234a (graded sahih) the word eight counts the gates of Paradise, not the times the words are said.
Is there a dua to say before or during wudu?
Sahih Muslim 234a and 234b (graded sahih) and Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55 (graded differently) are the reports compared here, and each of the three contains words said after wudu. None gives words for the start of wudu or a wording for each limb. This page has not searched every report, so for the washing itself use the wudu guide.
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from one of these. Gradings are reported with the scholar's name; we do not grade hadith ourselves.
- 1
In a wording of Sahih Muslim 234 from 'Uqba ibn 'Amir, the Prophet named words to say after wudu: ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allahu wahdahu la sharika lahu wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu.
Sahih Muslim 234b Book 2, Hadith 21
Authentic: in Sahih Muslim
- 2
In Sahih Muslim 234a, 'Uqba ibn 'Amir reports two sayings about wudu: one he heard from the Prophet himself (wudu done well, then two rak'ahs prayed with heart and face, and Paradise is due to the person), and a second that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab gives him (complete the wudu, then say ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah wa anna Muhammadan 'abdu Allahi wa rasuluhu, and the eight gates of Paradise are opened for him, to enter by whichever he wishes).
Sahih Muslim 234a Book 2, Hadith 20
Authentic: in Sahih Muslim
- 3
In Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab reports that the Prophet Muhammad said: whoever does wudu and does it well, then says 'ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allahu wahdahu la sharika lahu wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu, Allahumma j'alni mina l-tawwabina waj'alni mina l-mutatahhirin', the eight gates of Paradise are opened for him, to enter by whichever he wishes.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55 Book 1, Hadith 55
Graded differently. Here is who graded it which way:
- SoundIbn Baz, Al-Albani, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Ibn al-Qayyim, Al-Fayruzabadi
- Weak chain, strengthenedShu'ayb al-Arna'ut
- WeakDarussalam, Ibn al-Mulaqqin, Al-Bukhari, Ibn Sayyid al-Nas, Ibn al-Qattan, Al-Tirmidhi
- Other remarksIbn 'Uthaymin, Al-Albani, Ibn Sayyid al-Nas, Al-Mubarakfuri, Ahmad Shakir, Abd al-Haqq al-Ishbili
See each grading in full, with its wording and where it was given
Scholars disagree about this hadith. Here is how each graded it, so you can follow the scholar you trust.
- Da'if (da'if; the report as displayed on sunnah.com): Darussalam, as shown on sunnah.com (the display grade of the publisher)
- إسناده صحيح (its chain is sahih; the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyyah 221/21 (as listed on dorar.net)
- إسناده جيد (its chain is jayyid, good; the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyyah 245/5 (as listed on dorar.net)
- إسناده صحيح (its chain is sahih; the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyyah 245/5 (as listed on dorar.net)
- إسناده صحيح (its chain is sahih; the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyyah 141/24 (as listed on dorar.net)
- إسناده صحيح (its chain is sahih; the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' Tafsir al-Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz 7/171 (as listed on dorar.net)
- صحيح (sahih; the addition): Al-Albani, Tamam al-Minna 96 (as listed on dorar.net)
- زيادة صحيحة (a sahih addition): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 2/354 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [زيادة حسنة] ([a hasan addition]): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Takhrij Riyad al-Salihin 1032 (as listed on dorar.net)
- سندها جيد (its chain is jayyid, good; the addition): Ibn Baz, Hashiyat Bulugh al-Maram li-Ibn Baz 88 (as listed on dorar.net)
- إسنادها حسن (its chain is hasan; the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' Fatawa Ibn Baz 29/30 (as listed on dorar.net)
- زيادة حسنة جيدة (a hasan and jayyid, good, addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyyah 141/19 (as listed on dorar.net)
- إسناده جيد (its chain is jayyid, good; the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyyah 137/24 (as listed on dorar.net)
- حسنة لها شاهد تتقوى به (hasan, with a witness, shahid, that strengthens it; the addition): Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut, Takhrij Zad al-Ma'ad 1/188 (as listed on dorar.net)
- زيادة لا بأس بها (an addition in which there is no harm, la ba's biha; no grade word): Ibn 'Uthaymin, Sharh Muslim li-Ibn 'Uthaymin 1/505 (as listed on dorar.net)
- له شاهد (it has a witness, shahid; the addition): Al-Albani, Irwa' al-Ghalil 1/135 (as listed on dorar.net)
- مخرج في "صحيح أبي داود" (mukharraj, taken out, in Sahih Abi Dawud; the full wording with the addition): Al-Albani, al-Nasiha 68 (as listed on dorar.net)
- حسن (hasan; the full wording with the addition): Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Manar al-Munif 96 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [ثابت] ([established, thabit]; the full wording with the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' Fatawa Ibn Baz 99/10 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [ثابت] ([established, thabit]; the full wording with the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' Fatawa Ibn Baz 53/11 (as listed on dorar.net)
- زيادة اللهم اجعلني من التوابين، واجعلني من المتطهرين حسنة جيدة (a hasan and jayyid, good, addition; the full wording with the addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyyah 49/3 (as listed on dorar.net)
- صحيح (sahih; the full wording with the addition): Al-Fayruzabadi, Safr al-Sa'ada 21 (as listed on dorar.net)
- منقطع (broken, munqati'; the full wording with the addition): Ibn al-Mulaqqin, al-Badr al-Munir 2/285 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [منقطع] ([broken, munqati']): Al-Bukhari, as quoted by Ibn Sayyid al-Nas, al-Nafh al-Shadhi 7/2 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [خطأ في إسناده] ([an error in its chain]): Al-Bukhari, as quoted by Ibn Sayyid al-Nas, al-Nafh al-Shadhi 8/2 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [منقطع] ([broken, munqati']): Ibn Sayyid al-Nas, al-Nafh al-Shadhi 7/2 (as listed on dorar.net)
- معلل بجهالة أبي عثمان (it has a defect, mu'allal, in the unknown status of Abu 'Uthman): Ibn Sayyid al-Nas, al-Nafh al-Shadhi 8/2 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [فيه] أبي عثمان، قال البخاري: شيخ لم أعرف اسمه ([it has] Abu 'Uthman, of whom al-Bukhari said: a shaykh whose name I did not know; a remark on a narrator): Ibn Sayyid al-Nas, al-Nafh al-Shadhi 8/2 (as listed on dorar.net)
- منقطع (broken, munqati'): Ibn al-Qattan, al-Wahm wa al-Iham 2/382 (as listed on dorar.net)
- لم يصح في هذا الباب غير حديث عمر الذي رواه مسلم [وقد أخرجه دون زيادة اللهم اجعلني من التوابين..] (nothing was sound in this chapter except 'Umar's hadith that Muslim narrated [without the addition]; no grade word on this report): Al-Mubarakfuri, Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi 1/135 (as listed on dorar.net)
- في أسانيده اضطراب، وأصل الحديث صحيح مستقيم الإسناد، [دون زيادة: اللهم اجعلني من التوابين ، واجعلني من المتطهرين، وروي معناها عن ثوبان مرفوعًا]. (inconsistency, idtirab, in its chains, and the base report is sound with a straight chain [without the addition, whose meaning is reported from Thawban]; no single grade word on this report): Ahmad Shakir, Takhrij Sunan al-Tirmidhi 1/78 (as listed on dorar.net)
- سكت عنه [وقد قال في المقدمة: وإن لم تكن فيه علة كان سكوتي عنه دليلا على صحته] (he was silent about it [and said in his introduction that his silence on a report with no defect is evidence of its soundness]): Abd al-Haqq al-Ishbili, al-Ahkam al-Wusta 1/187 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [الزيادة] إسنادها صحيح ([the addition] its chain is sahih): Ibn Baz, Fatawa Nur 'ala al-Darb li-Ibn Baz 6/418 (as listed on dorar.net)
- صحيح (sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Tirmidhi 55 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [الزيادة إسنادها حسن] ([the addition: its chain is hasan]): Ibn Baz, Fatawa Nur 'ala al-Darb li-Ibn Baz 8/101 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [الزيادة إسنادها] حسن ([the addition: its chain is] hasan): Ibn Baz, Majmu' Fatawa Ibn Baz 24/11 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [الزيادة] إسنادها صحيح ([the addition] its chain is sahih): Ibn Baz, Fatawa Nur 'ala al-Darb li-Ibn Baz 5/71 (as listed on dorar.net)
- الزيادة صحيحة (the addition is sahih): Ibn Baz, Fatawa Nur 'ala al-Darb li-Ibn Baz 5/125 (as listed on dorar.net)
- صحيح (sahih): Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami' 6167 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [أشار في المقدمة أنه صحيح الإسناد] ([he indicated in his introduction that it is sahih in its chain]): Abd al-Haqq al-Ishbili, al-Ahkam al-Shar'iyya al-Sughra 123 (as listed on dorar.net)
- في إسناده اضطراب ولا يصح في هذا الباب كبير شيء (its chain has inconsistency, idtirab, and little of significance is authentic from the Prophet on this topic; his comment on the report): Al-Tirmidhi, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 55 (as listed on dorar.net)
- زيادة: اللهم اجعلني من التوابين، واجعلني من المتطهرين وهي زيادة صحيحة (the addition is a sahih addition): Ibn Baz, Majmu' al-Shuruh al-Fiqhiyyah 249/13 (as listed on dorar.net)
- [ورد بزيادة] : اللهم اجعلني من التوابين واجعلني من المتطهرين بإسناد صحيح ([it came with the addition] with a sahih chain): Ibn Baz, Majmu' Fatawa Ibn Baz 347/10 (as listed on dorar.net)
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