Ghusl
Ghusl is the full ritual washing of the entire body. It is required after major ritual impurity, such as sexual intimacy or the end of a menstrual or postnatal period. It is more thorough than wudu, and water must reach every part of the body, including the roots of the hair.
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Does major ritual bathing (ghusl from janabah) suffice for ablution (wudu), and to what extent is this statement and its derivation sound? Does this include Friday ghusl and ghusl for cleanliness? What is the ruling if a person touches his private parts during ghusl?
If a Muslim performs a complete ghusl for janabah, this ghusl suffices for wudu, because the minor ritual impurity is subsumed under the major ritual impurity, whether one performed wudu before it or not. The evidence…
Are the Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, and Maghrib prayers valid after performing ghusl from janabah and repeating the prayers, given that the intention for ghusl was forgotten during the initial purification? And what is incumbent upon her?
If someone prays while in a state of impurity (حدث), they are required to repeat the prayer by scholarly consensus, even if they forgot. The ritual bath (ghusl) for major impurity (janabah) is not valid without…
Does the emission of a transparent, viscous fluid after ghusl necessitate ghusl even if it is semen discharged without arousal, and is it permissible to remove impurities concurrently with ghusl for janabah?
One must repent and quit masturbation. If a person in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity) washes after a wet dream or intercourse, and then semen is discharged without arousal, he is not required to repeat the…
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Are the testimonies and acts of worship of an apostate valid if he returns to Islam and utters the two declarations of faith without performing ghusl?
Is it permissible to perform tayammum instead of ghusl to purify oneself from ritual impurity (janabah) due to embarrassment from frequent bathing in front of the husband's family, knowing that this tayammum would only be once or twice a week?
Is the recommended Friday ghusl, upon departing for the mosque, merely a matter of preference to avoid becoming dirty, or is it not valid if performed earlier? And is it necessary to repeat the ghusl after breaking ablution or sleeping to achieve the reward mentioned in the hadith "Whoever washed and performed ghusl"?