What is the difference between an obligatory ghusl and a recommended ghusl, and is washing the hair obligatory or recommended?
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The sufficient ghusl (ritual bath) is limited to what is necessary to remove janabah (state of ritual impurity) and the like, whereas the complete ghusl includes both the obligatory and the recommended. Washing the hair is obligatory, while rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose during ghusl are subjects of scholarly disagreement.
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