Answer: The recommended acts of ablution are those acts which if performed, one's reward increases, and if one does not perform them, he incurs no sin and his ablution is valid. They are:

1. Saying: "Bismillāh" (In the Name of Allah)

2. Using the Siwāk (tooth-cleaning twig)

3. Washing the two palms

4. Washing between the fingers

5. Washing the organs for a second and third time

6. Starting with the right organs first

7. Saying the following Dhikr after ablution: "Ash-hadu allā ilāha illallāh wahdahu lā sharīka lah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammad ‘abduhu wa rasūluh" (I testify that there is no god but Allah with no partners with Him, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and messenger)

8. Performing two Rak‘ahs (units of prayer) after ablution