Ghusl
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Does ridiculing religion due to waswas (obsessive whispering) expel one from the fold of Islam and necessitate ghusl (ritual bathing), tashahhud (reciting the declaration of faith), and making up for the days during which this occurred?
What must I do concerning the prayers that I performed with the intention of purity through an ordinary cleansing bath for hygiene, and without ablution, which continued for a long period exceeding two or three years?
Is the presence of a vaginal discharge after performing ghusl following a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) normal, given its persistence despite repeated ghusl?
What is the sufficient manner for sniffing water into the nose, such that the water reaches the back of the nose, or is it enough for it to reach only the front of the nose?
What is the ruling on repeatedly performing ghusl due to uncertainty in determining purity from menstruation, what are the signs of purity that should be relied upon, how should one deal with blood, kudra (dirty discharge), or sufra (yellow discharge) after seeing dryness, and do the rulings of purity differ based on the day dryness is observed?
What is the ruling regarding the prayer, fasting, and marital relations of a woman who experiences continuous bleeding after having performed ghusl from menstruation, and then discovers the bleeding again due to an ovarian cyst?
Is the yellow fluid that came down before the menstrual period with cramps, without any blood coming down after it, considered menstruation, and must the prayers performed after its discharge without performing ghusl be repeated?
Do the secretions the questioner saw after seeing the white discharge count as menstruation and necessitate ghusl, or should she continue her acts of worship?
What is the difference between the anus and the outer part of the posterior, and is the anal opening considered the inner part of the posterior, such that the fast is broken by the entry of something into it?
What is the ruling on the discharges that come out of an unmarried girl, which are difficult to distinguish from manī, wadī, and madhī? And what is the description of manī that necessitates ghusl? And does manī come out of an unmarried girl?
Does repeating words of shirk, such as "Taha, the dispeller of distress," lead one out of the fold of Islam? And is merely abandoning them and criticizing the actions of the Sufis sufficient to return to true Islam, or is it obligatory to re-declare the Shahadah and perform ghusl?
Has the practice of masturbation for 8 years, accompanied by the insertion of fingers and pens into the vagina, led to the loss or damage of the hymen, especially with the presence of intermittent bloody discharge, lower abdominal pain, and changes in the menstrual cycle?
What is the ruling regarding the fast of a woman whose bleeding stopped, but she doubted her purity, so she performed ghusl, prayed, and fasted? Does she need to make up the fast or offer expiation?
Is ghusl sufficient for the discharge of madhy, or is wudu' required after ghusl, and is one wudu' sufficient for the discharge of madhy and prayer?
Is the water that separates from clotted blood on a wound during ablution (wudu') or ritual bathing (ghusl) considered impure, and does clotted blood take the ruling of liquid blood, given the difficulty of removing this scab?
Is the yellowish discharge on the seventh day considered menstruation or not, and is the slight discharge seen on the eighth day considered menstruation?
Do the yellow, viscous drops, not exceeding two drops, that are seen on the underwear after waking up, with no memory of a wet dream, constitute maniy (seminal fluid) necessitating ghusl (ritual bathing)?
What is the ruling on delaying the Sunan al-Fitra, such as shaving the pubic hair (al-istihdad) and plucking the armpit hair, out of dislike for harm, and what is the wisdom behind their legislation?
Is the ablution of one who follows the opinion that "ablution water remains valid for ablution unless its color, taste, or smell changes" considered sound, given the presence of impurity on the hand, without definitively asserting that the water has changed due to it, or attempting to confirm such a change, whether this occurs in normal circumstances, for someone with obsessive doubts, or for someone experiencing hardship?
What is the ruling on the emission of prostatic fluid (madhy) after performing ghusl for janabah and after urinating, and what are the implications of that?
When does semen exit a woman? Does semen exit a woman only during intercourse, wet dreams, or masturbation? Is the clear, viscous fluid that exits a girl when she thinks about sex considered semen, given that she feels it exiting without pleasure or climax?
Do deliberate sexual fantasies without physical practice constitute masturbation necessitating a ritual bath (ghusl), and are the resulting transparent white discharges considered semen (maniy)?
What do I owe regarding my prayers and fasting in the past years when I practiced masturbation out of ignorance, and do I have to make up for the fasting? And is the ghusl (ritual bath) I performed after learning the ruling, which was similar to the ghusl for menstruation, sufficient?
Is the partial ritual bath (ghusl mujzi') from major ritual impurity (janabah) sufficient for an apostate? And what is the ruling concerning someone who committed an act that nullifies Islam (naqidan min nawāqid al-dīn), most likely before puberty, and was ignorant of its ruling, then prayed and memorized the Quran? And what is the ruling concerning someone who performs the ritual bath (ghusl) and pronounces the Shahadah to embrace Islam every now and then? And is their overcoming of the whispers of disbelief (waswās al-'aqīdah) an indication of their Islam?