Ghusl

Ghusl (Arabic: غسل‎) is an Arabic term referring to the full-body ritual purification mandatory before the performance of various rituals and prayers, for any adult Muslim after having sexual intercourse, ejaculation or completion of the menstrual cycle, although wudu or just sleep, without either, are the lesser stages of purity that is acceptable.The washing is also recommended but not required (i.e. it is mustahabb) before Jumu'ah and Eid prayers, before entering the ihram in preparation for Hajj, after having lost consciousness and after formally converting.

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Ghusl . Hair . Shower . Water . Salah (Prayers)

I did Ghusl for about 5 minutes plus, but I feel like my hair was not washed enough. I was under the shower with water going on my hair for the 5 minutes, but I did not necessarily use my hands to wash it. Does my Ghusl and prayers count?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 mese fa

Bismihi ta'ala

Being under the water for 5 minutes would, in most, if not all cases make water reach all parts of your head, and that would be enough for your ghusl. The important thing is you follow the correct procedure of ghusl, which is head/neck, then right side of body, then left side of body.

Avoiding excessive doubt is also very important.

And Allah knows best

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Fajr . Ghusl . Salah (Prayers) . Jumu'ah . Qadha . Wudu (Ablution)

If Fajr Namaz is missed on a Friday, can we offer its Qaza after doing the Ghusl of Juma or do we need to perform Wuzu for it?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 mese fa

We must try our best to perform every Prayer within its time and never miss any Prayer as much as we can. If God firbid, Fajr Namaz is missed, we must perform its Qaza as soon as we can. There is no condition to perform Ghusl of Jum’a before performing the Qaza although Ghusl Jum’a is very great recommended Ghusl, but you can perform the Qaza of Fajr with Wudhu only or after Ghusl Jum’a if you wish but Ghusl Jum’a is not obligatory nor a condition for Qaza Namaz.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Diabetes . Wudu (Ablution)

I am diabetic and there is a glucose monitoring system, called FreeStyle Libre, that is attached for 2 weeks to the upper arm on my body and it cannot be taken off. In this situation how may I perform Ghusl and Wudhu?

As this matter is a new matter, and the monitor prevents water from reaching to part of your skin, many of our Maraaji' of Taqleed say that you need to perform both Ghusl and Tayammum. During the Ghusl, you need to wipe over the monitor on your body.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Najasa (Impurity)

If someone touches a corpse and, before taking purification bath, touches other things, will those things become impure?

No, that item touched by a person who had touched a corpse and did not perform Ghusl yet, will not become Najis (impure).

Wassalam.

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Qibla . Ghusl

If one mistakenly faces the Qibla when performing Ghusl is it still valid?

Bismihi ta'ala

There is no shar'i problem if ghusl is done facing the Qiblah, or with back to the Qiblah.

It would not affect the ghusl in any way.

And Allah knows best.

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Wife . Husband . Ghusl . Sexual

Is a wife allowed to have oral sex with her husband? If so, is it allowed for her husband to ejaculate in her mouth? And if that happens, does the wife also have to perform Ghusl?

Bismihi ta'ala

Islam encourages healthy sexual relations between husband and wife, and to cater for each other's sexual needs and lusts, as long as they are within the shar'i and moral boundaries.

It is highly mustahab to address their sexual needs. For example, foreplay is highly recomended, where first it is recommended to engage in mudāʿabah, which means verbal foreplay, then mulāʿabah, physical foreplay, and then mujāmaʿah, which is having sex.
Oral sex is a part of mulāʿabah, and there is no problem with that as well. In regards to semen, in Shi'i fiqh, it is considered najis, and therefore, should the husband ejaculate in wife's mouth, she must not swallow any of it, and must wash her mouth.

Also, the wife does not need to perform ghusl in this instance.

Of course, there are certain sexual practices in today's Western society that are inhumane, immoral, degrading and humiliating, but happily accepted by some. As Muslims, we we must not imitate whatever is out there, or what is in pornography, etc.

As much as our religion encourages intimacy and sex within marriage, we also have a duty to dignify our spouse and never make her feel uncomfortable.

And Allah knows best.

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Ghusl . Semen

Do I have to perform Ghusl if I see semen after urination?

Semen does not come after urination but it gushes out in ejaculation. There is a white liquid which comes after ruination called Wathi وذي which is not Najis and does not need any Ghusl.

Wassalam.

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Women . Menstruation . Jumu'ah . Ghusl

Can women in periods perform Juma Ghusal?

Yes, and it is recommended.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Wudu (Ablution) . Jumu'ah

Is one exempted from Wudu when performing Ghusl for Friday?

Yes. Most of our present eminent Maraaje' say that Ghusl of Friday suffices Taharah and you can pray with it with out need for Wudhu.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Students

Does purification bath become obligatory if, as a medical student, we touch human bones for the purpose of studying them?

If you touch any part of the dead body or bone of a dead body directly with out gloves, you need to perform Ghusl of touching a dead. If you touch wearing gloves, then you don't need to perform Ghusl of touching the dead.

Wassalam.

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Qadha . Wudu (Ablution) . Najasa (Impurity) . Dog . Ghusl . Salah (Prayers) . Veterinarian

Can a vet do Wudhu and pray on time while being in a state of impurity due to handling of dogs or does he have to wait to get back home and bathe and pray all the Qadha namaz together?

Touching any Najis item including dogs or its urine etc does need Ghusl at all. You need to wash the part which touched the Najis item with water, then perform Wudhu and pray. It is a sinful act to delay performing the Prayer till it's time goes. Performing the Qadha namaz will not omit the sin of not praying within the time of the prayer.

You must perform your Namaz within its time under any circumstance.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Shower . Water . Body

Does Ghusl have to be done in the shower or can it be done in front of the sink where water is wiped on all parts of the body?

Ghusl does not need water flowing on the body, but needs just making any amount of water reach to every part of the body even by wiping water on all parts of the body. A big scholar in Najaf Ashraf who is Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Husain Al-Hakeem said: Ghusl can be performed with one cup of water by putting my hand in the cup of water then wiping over my head, face, neck, right side of body then left side of the body. Making the water touch by wiping to the whole body won't take more than one cup of water.

You can refer to Islamic rules of your Marja' of Taqleed for more details.

Wassalam.