Prior to Making Shahadah a purification process know as Ghusl in required to be made, this is a physical purification of the body, it is simply a bath or a shower where every part of the body is touched by water, before One makes Ghusl hr or she must make the intention to make Ghusl, just say in your mind, "I intend to take this Ghusl Bath for the purpose of purifying my self because I love Allah. After that you say "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" or in Arabic Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem" Any thing you do seeking to please Allah is an act of worship and making ghusl is an act of worship, soemthing done seeking to please Allah, so before one does any act of pleasing ALlah one must amke the intention purely to please Allah and do it in the Name of Allah, so you say "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"
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