Purification
Purification, or taharah, is the set of washings that prepare a person for prayer. Most questions here are not about the washing itself. They are about what undoes it, and what to do when water is short or a wound is covered. The pages below cover wudu, ghusl, tayammum, the dry washing, and wiping over socks and casts. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa published on Ftawy, with the full ruling one tap away. Start with wudu if you are unsure where your question belongs.
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Is it sufficient to use a bidet for purification without using one's hand in preparation for Wudu and prayer?
Is the white fluid that has an odor and dries, considered Madhy or Maniy?
Does the violation of some of the Prophet's Sunnahs, such as the method of Istinja (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself), affect the reward of a believer who performs the deeds of the people of the highest Paradise?
Is expiation obligatory for someone who swore not to repeat a prayer, then discovered the presence of a barrier preventing water from reaching the skin during ghusl?
What is the correct way to perform ghusl (ritual bath) after major ritual impurity (janabah), and what is the ruling on acts of worship performed incorrectly due to obsessive thoughts (waswas) about purity?
What is the interpretation of a dream of having intercourse with a woman without feeling desire, then waking up with the sensation of fluid on the clothes when there is none, given that the person masturbates?
Does Sudocrem prevent water from reaching the skin if white traces of it remain after washing, and is re-washing obligatory in this case?
What is the ruling regarding prayers that were performed while there was an impurity, which was not known about until after the prayer, and it was believed that the prayer was valid?
A drop of maniy (seminal fluid) was discharged from me. Is ghusl al-janabah (ritual bath for major impurity) obligatory upon me?
What is the ruling on frequent sprinkling of water when one feels madhy, and is it necessary to verify its presence?
What is the ruling regarding the emission of fluid after watching pornographic films, without masturbation or touching the genitals, and does it necessitate Ghusl if its characteristics do not conform to those of semen?
Is adopting the Hanafi maddhab's fatwa regarding a small amount of impurity considered following the path of ease, or is it adopted because it is a valid opinion that some scholars and shaykhs have agreed with?
Are clothes or objects that have been touched after touching the private parts without a barrier, and without any visible or odorous impurity, considered impure? And is it obligatory to repeat the prayer if one feels, after ablution and prayer, that he did not cleanse himself well, despite there being no trace or smell of impurity, and suspecting that this is due to waswasah (whispers from Satan)?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to perform ghusl for prayer with seawater when necessary?
Is it permissible for a person who prays, performs ablution (wudu), takes ritual baths (ghusl), and cleanses himself from pre-seminal fluid (madhi) according to the Shafi'i school of thought, and imitates Ibn 'Uthaymin in the issue of the impurity of alcohol for the purpose of seeking a concession (rukhsa), for his act to be valid with sin, or valid without sin if he imitates one who permits seeking concessions?
Are there specific days when intercourse is recommended, and is intercourse disliked on Wednesday and Sunday nights and at sunset?
How can a room be purified from urine impurity that has been there for a long time, with the suspicion of its transference to other parts of the room and the house?
What is the ruling on someone who was performing ablution (wudu') and touched his hair with an impurity, so he washed it, and then kept his hand under the tap to maintain its wetness? And does this invalidate the order and sequence (tartib and muwalat)?
What is the ruling on wiping over socks after wearing them for two hours or more from the time of ablution, and what do scholars say about that, and where can one find the hadiths and jurisprudential books specialized in this matter?
What is the ruling on an elderly person not performing ghusl for over a month due to the cold, despite the possibility of warming the place?
Is it permissible to recite the Quran in the bathroom (without taking the Mus'haf inside)?
Is it permissible to pour water on the pubic area without rubbing, and is that sufficient to wet the skin and hair?
Is ghusl obligatory after a dream involving masturbation during Ramadan, with doubt about the emission of anything?
Is the smell of feces, without its presence, a nullifier of ablution, and is it obligatory to search for this smell?