Ghusl
3,252 questions
What is the ruling on applying nail polish during menstruation and at other times? Are there any authentic Prophetic narrations regarding this?
What is the ruling on the days separating menstrual bleeding—are they days of purity or menstruation? And what is the difference if this coincides with the usual days of one's period or not? And is a make-up required if this occurs in Ramadan?
Is light blood, which does not possess the usual characteristics of menstrual blood and which precedes the actual menses, considered menstruation, and does one have to stop praying because of it?
What is the ruling regarding someone who performed ablution with the intention of the obligatory washing of the hands, but did not wash the entire hand, and then found it difficult to make up for missed prayers, so he started making them up with the worshippers in the mosque?
How can dryness be distinguished from wetness, and what is the ruling on dryness for a day or hours, followed by sometimes seeing the white discharge on the eleventh day?
What is the ruling on someone who experienced a wet dream during transit at the airport and was late for Fajr prayer due to the unavailability of a place to perform ghusl, and is tayammum sufficient in this case for fear of the prayer time expiring?
What is the ruling on placing a crystal in one of the front teeth, and does its presence affect the validity of ritual ablution (wudu) and major ablution (ghusl), knowing that the tooth was drilled for its placement and its removal would cause disfigurement to the tooth?
Does the expiation for masturbation—in the form of making up prayers and fasting, and feeding the poor—fall away from me if I was previously unaware of the obligation of ghusl for janabah?
Should a woman pray or wait if she sees intermittent blood spots after purification from menstruation, and these spots are dark in color and have the odor of menstrual blood?
What is incumbent upon me after performing ghusl on the sixth day upon seeing yellowish discharge, then seeing the white discharge on the eighth day without performing ghusl, and then performing ghusl again on the eleventh day after reading that yellowish discharge is not considered a sign of purity, and how many days do I need to make up?
Are prayers performed without ritual bathing (ghusl al-janabah) due to ignorance of its obligation required to be repeated, and is photographing children and natural landscapes forbidden?
What is the criterion for doubt that leads one out of the fold of Islam? Is doubt concerning the fundamental matters of religion, such as the existence of the Creator and the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him), or doubt as to whether an action or statement constitutes mockery of religion, considered disbelief (kufr)? What is the ruling on praying without performing ghusl (ritual bath) after uttering the Two Testimonies of Faith as a precautionary measure?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a disbeliever who embraced Islam and prayed before performing ghusl, knowing the obligation of ghusl but unaware of its obligation before prayer, then doubted it but paid no attention, then became certain, performed ghusl, and completed his prayer?
Is it necessary to wash under the fingernails and under the "shaqṣah" (the dead skin hanging beside the nails) during a sufficient ghusl?
What is the ruling on clothes that were placed in a bag containing maniyy (seminal fluid) and madhiy (prostatic fluid) before washing, then the laundryman returned them in the same bag after washing them? And is the laundryman considered impure? And does sleeping on the same bed after a wet dream and performing ghusl (ritual bath) – without washing the place of sleep – affect the purity of the place, knowing that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray while there was maniyy on his garment?
Does merely thinking about sexual fantasies, without intention or pleasure, and without the occurrence of vibrations or the emission of semen, invalidate the fast of one who is struggling to abstain from these thoughts?
How can one be certain of the separation of semen from its place—which necessitates ghusl according to the Hanafis—in the case of waking up with the penis erect, yet unaware of the separation?
What is the ruling on prayer if I prayed before making sure whether the fluid discharged from me was semen or not, relying on its smell after it dries? And what is the ruling on prayer if I prayed, and then hours later it became clear that it was not semen because there was no smell after it dried?
What is the ruling on the prayer and fasting of one with whom bleeding continued for fifteen days after discontinuing birth control pills, knowing that her menstrual period is only six days, that the color of the blood is black, that it has no odor, and that she has not experienced dryness or purity?
What is the ruling on one who published a picture mocking the religion of Allah and claimed that his friend, who denounced his action, had committed an act of disbelief (kufr)? And is the latter's action considered an act of disbelief (kufr) necessitating a ritual bath (ghusl) and the pronouncement of the two testimonies of faith (shahadatayn) as a precautionary measure? And to what extent is his understanding of the hadith: "Three things have been lifted from my Ummah: error, forgetfulness, and what they are coerced into" correct in this situation?
What is incumbent upon one afflicted with obsessive doubts concerning prayers already performed, if he discovers, after ritual bathing, a small particle adhering to a limb, and he does not recall whether it was present before the ghusl or not?
Is it obligatory to wash a handkerchief with soap because it touched the floor, which is thought to be in a state of janabah, given that both the house and the Muslim woman are in a state of janabah?
Does a woman need to perform ghusl if she feels pressure and pain in the uterine area accompanied by a discharge, if she suspects the presence of jinn possession, and does not experience the known pleasure that necessitates ghusl?
Is it permissible for me to adopt the view of those who permit waiting a day and a half after seeing dryness during menstruation, due to the hardship involved in frequent ghusl?