Ghusl
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What is the ruling on the presence of a slight barrier – two or three days after performing ghusl – that prevents water from reaching the skin, knowing that it was present before ghusl but its removal was forgotten? Is it excusable, especially since the questioner suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and experiences frequent repetitions of ghusl and prayer?
Is it obligatory to wash the hair after sexual intercourse for the ghusl to be valid?
Is a ritually impure person’s entry into the sea with the intention of performing ghusl, rubbing the body, and submerging oneself considered a valid ritual bath (ghusl) that permits prayer, and is it sufficient in place of wudu’ (ablution)?
Must I await white discharge and accumulate prayers, based on what I have read about the yellowish and brownish discharge that precedes menstruation, and what if it continues for a full day, should I pray or not?
Is it permissible to perform ghusl after the wedding night without washing the hair, especially if the hair is coarse and styled, and the girl fears that its styling will be ruined?
Does semen emission caused by pressing on the penis after it has become erect from watching animals copulate necessitate ghusl, and is the doer sinful?
What is the ruling on one who does not purify himself from ritual impurity (janabah) while being aware of his state?
What should I do if I have a wet dream while fasting in Ramadan, or if semen is discharged due to doing something I know arouses me? And is ghusl (ritual bath) immediately obligatory in both cases?
What is the ruling on Ghusl Irtimasi (immersion bath) and its method according to Ahl al-Sunnah, and is it considered a Shiite innovation, and is a single immersion sufficient for janabah?
What is the ruling on a clear fluid coming out after urination? Is it Wadi? How does one perform Ghusl from it? Is Wudu required to wash it off? And what should I do if it comes out before prayer and I fear it will come out during it?
Does failing to verify the smell and color of madhiy prevent it from being given the ruling of madhiy, even with knowledge of its other characteristics?
Is it permissible for a woman to act on her assumption and perform ghusl when unsure of the color of discharge after menstruation has ceased, and upon examining the area, if she believes what she saw was white moisture?
Is it incumbent upon one who performed ghusl from janabah in the morning but did not pray Asr, and whose deeds have been invalidated, to repeat ghusl the following day, or is repentance sufficient?
Is it permissible to resume sexual intercourse with one's wife before performing ghusl after the first act of intercourse?
Is a woman's maniyy viscous like al-wadyy and al-madhyy? What is its color? And how can it be distinguished from normal vaginal discharge, and the yellowish discharge (as-sufrah) and wetness (ar-rutubah) that accompany her throughout the month? And is what she feels—namely, arousal of desire and seeing someone having intercourse with her while awake, in addition to stiff limbs and a feeling of pleasure—from masturbation or from Satan? And does what she saw in a dream—intercourse and feeling something in her vagina—constitute a wet dream (ihtilam) that necessitates ghusl, even though she is unmarried and did not see a significant discharge upon waking?
What is the ruling on the prayers I have performed, and must I repeat them if I strongly suspect the emission of pre-seminal fluid (madhy), while still having doubt about it? And must clothes, blankets, and bedding be washed if they have been touched by impurity, and I am not certain of that?
Is it necessary to remove perfume, ointment, or oil with soap before ghusl, or is water sufficient? Is it necessary to remove oils or creams from the hair with shampoo, or is water sufficient? Is the presence of a frozen white substance on the nipples or dirt under the nails considered a barrier that prevents the validity of ghusl? Is it necessary to clean the teeth during ghusl? Is one ghusl sufficient for more than one event (such as menstruation, janabah, احتلام (wet dream), and Friday)? Is it permissible to use shampoo and soap during ghusl due to waswas? Is it necessary to say "Bismillah" before or after istinja in ghusl?
Can one purify oneself from janabah by immersing oneself in a bathtub and then draining the water for prayer?
Does the water that flowed onto the hand become musta'mal (previously used) and impure, and thus invalid for ablution, if I took water in my palm to wash my hands up to the elbows during ablution, then raised my palm and the water flowed onto my hand?
Is practicing masturbation after a three-month cessation considered unlawful (haram), and is the yellow fluid discharged after it a symptom of illness or a natural occurrence?
Is Fajr prayer and reciting the Qur’an valid after a wet dream and before ghusl (ritual bathing)?
What should be done before reciting the Qur’an, and is a woman required to wear full hijab when reciting it?
Does the clear, white, mucous-like fluid that exits the vulva without lust, as a result of being affected by exciting speech, necessitate Ghusl?
Are there any Hadiths or Sharia rulings that prohibit bathing at night or at a late hour, based on the belief that it is disliked in the religion due to Satan and the pouring of hot water?