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Is it permissible for a woman to breastfeed her child before performing ghusl (ritual bath) after janabah (state of ritual impurity)?

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A woman is permitted to breastfeed her child before performing the ritual bath (ghusl) after postpartum bleeding (nifas), menstruation (hayd), or sexual intercourse, as there is no evidence requiring ghusl for breastfeeding. Ghusl is obligatory for prayer and every act of worship that requires ritual purity. For the woman in postpartum bleeding and the menstruating woman, ghusl becomes obligatory after their respective periods end, in order to attain purity for acts of worship and to permit sexual intercourse. They are not prohibited from touching objects except for the Mus'haf (the Quran).

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