Ghusl
3,252 questions
How does a woman determine when to start praying after menstruation, and what should she do if she prays and then sees blood or a brownish discharge?
What is the ruling regarding the prayer of one who, after waking up, doubts the emission of seminal fluid [ihtilam] and did not perform ghusl, and is not certain whether anything was discharged or not?
What should a girl do if semen is discharged while she is at university, and she cannot perform ghusl until the time for another prayer has begun?
How does a woman purify herself after menstruation, and is there a specific remembrance (dhikr) to be recited during purification?
Is the questioner considered an apostate due to past actions and statements that occurred before and after puberty, such as thinking that angels are daughters of God, or making the sign of the cross, or saying "I am a disbeliever" without intending apostasy? And was her pronouncement of the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn) and her prayers sufficient for her to remain in Islam?
Does a kiss on the cheek or mouth between those engaged require major purification? And does it invalidate the ablution for married individuals?
Are the yellowish or white discharges that appear after complete dryness and performing ghusl after menstruation considered part of menstruation, or should the woman continue as pure and disregard them?
What is the ruling on blood that continues for a long time, accompanied by a brownish discharge and secretions, knowing that the normal menstrual cycle begins with a brownish discharge and ends with a brownish and yellowish discharge, and lasts for 8 or 9 days? And do I count the days of menstruation from the beginning of the brownish discharge connected to the blood, or from the beginning of clear blood? And is it obligatory for a woman with continuous non-menstrual bleeding (istihada) to perform ghusl (ritual bath) upon purification, just as a menstruating woman does? And is it permissible for a woman with istihada to perform istinja (cleansing) and use a protective pad before the prayer time, then perform ablution immediately upon the entry of the time without a new istinja?
Is light yellow considered a sign of purity, and is it considered like the white discharge (al-qassah al-bayda’)? What is the considered duration of dryness (jufūf) for purity? Is it obligatory to perform ghusl again if light brown discharge appears after seeing the light yellow color and performing ghusl? Is it permissible to delay making up missed prayers to ensure purity?
What is the ruling on my prayer during periods of irregular menstruation, with the discharge of blood and a brownish discharge, followed by clear menstrual blood?
Does the ghusl from janabah become invalid due to intentionally or mistakenly not completing the ghusl of Friday (Sunnah ghusl)?
Is ghusl necessary after drops are emitted from the penis during a state between wakefulness and sleep, given a history of urinary incontinence?
Will a person be held accountable for self-talk and obsessive thoughts that include insulting the Divine, especially if he is taking medication that he believes causes them? And is ghusl (ritual bath), redoing ablution, and prayer required if one remembers taking the medication after praying?
Is it obligatory to re-pray after discovering residue of nail polish on the nails after ghusl from menstruation, knowing that the prayer was performed with the intention of purification?
Is it obligatory to perform ghusl and cleanse everything that urine may have touched - including the bedding - if there is doubt about the presence of urine on the sanitary pad?
What should a ritually impure person (junub) do if they can only find enough water for ablution (wudu')?
Should secretions that are discharged with a gush be considered maniyy, even if they are merely wetness and not thin yellow or thin white? Are thick yellow secretions considered maniyy, especially if discharged with a gush? Can vaginal discharges be expelled with a gush? And how can one distinguish between futūr (languidness/weakness) and tension when feeling something discharged with a gush, especially when unable to distinguish the smell of maniyy from other things?
Is it permissible to have intercourse with one's wife at night, sleep in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah), then perform ablution (wudu) for Fajr prayer in the mosque and recite the Quran, then go back to sleep until 7 AM to perform the ritual bath (ghusl)? And is the prayer required to be repeated despite doing this without an excuse?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers that were missed due to a mistaken understanding of the methods for ascertaining purity (dryness and the white discharge), and is there sin in persisting in this mistaken understanding after the first menstrual period?
Must one perform ghusl again if the intention was to remove janabah for two different instances, but it is not certain whether the intention included both instances, knowing that the intention was only heartfelt and the questioner is prone to obsessive doubts?
Does the excretion of fine, cohesive white threads with urine when there is unfulfilled sexual desire necessitate ghusl for janabah or only wudu?
How is it for a girl who got her menses upon arriving in Mecca, with a limited duration for her stay, to perform Umrah?
What does Islam say about female circumcision? May God reward you with goodness.
Does a mattress become impure if it is touched by a small, non-viscous amount of semen, and is it obligatory to change it or perform ghusl if someone sleeps on it after it has dried and evaporated, and is ghusl obligatory every time one sleeps on it?