Ghusl
3,252 questions
What is the ruling on the fluid, "al-wady," that is discharged after masturbation, and does its presence on clothing necessitate ghusl and purification of the clothes for prayer to be valid?
Is the ihram for Umrah performed from Qatar, Jeddah, or Mecca? Is a man allowed to wear underwear when performing ihram from Qatar and remove it at the miqat? Is it permissible to pray the two rak'ahs of ihram in Qatar with the intention of performing ihram from the miqat? Should the intention for Umrah be made in Qatar, on the plane above the miqat, or in Mecca? Is it permissible to change the ihram clothes upon arrival at the hotel in Mecca? Is wudu required when intending ihram on the plane, and is tayammum permissible if wudu is not possible on the plane?
How can a woman pray and recite the Qur’an when experiencing various intermittent discharges, the purity of which she is uncertain about, and when it is difficult for her to perform ablution and change clothes for every prayer?
If you perform ghusl after menstruation before Fajr and pray 'Ishā' and Fajr, then find brown discharge after Fajr, knowing that this brown discharge usually prolongs your menstrual period, do you complete the fast?
What is the ruling on the fast of a girl who was messaging a young man and arousing her desires with messages, leading to a discharge, then she delays her ghusl until the daytime in Ramadan?
Is the method of bringing a glass of water and repeatedly uttering the name of an alleged envier, then dipping one's hand into the water after experiencing certain physical effects, in order to use this water to perform ghusl (ritual bath) from the effect of the envier, valid?
Are the tiny drops that are discharged after slight contractions pre-seminal fluid (madhy), seminal fluid (manyy), or merely natural moisture, and do they necessitate a full ghusl for janabah, especially given the suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder?
What is the ruling on the obsessive-compulsive disorder that afflicts my cousin, making him exaggerate in bathing and ablution, believe that everything he touches is impure, discard his clothes after each time he wears them, and constantly think about impurity, which has caused him problems with his family?
Is a woman's saying to her husband, who had intercourse with her and did not perform ghusl before Fajr: "It is not permissible for you to fast as long as you have not performed ghusl," correct or incorrect, and does she bear sin for that if it is incorrect?
Is seeing a very slight turbidity, or a sticky yellowish discharge tending towards white after repeatedly inserting a cotton swab to confirm purity from menstruation, considered purity? And is yellowish or reddish discharge after ghusl considered menstruation? And is the duration of menstruation (e.g., 6 days) bound precisely to the minute and hour? And is it permissible to act upon the opinion that considers yellowish and turbid discharge as menstruation as long as it is connected to the menstruation?
Is using soap while performing ghusl after menstruation, out of ignorance that the Prophet (peace be upon him) only performed ghusl with water, considered a sin and does it necessitate anything?
Is it obligatory to perform ghusl from janabah in Ramadan before the dawn adhan, and is the fast of one in a state of janabah valid if he sleeps before performing ghusl after the time for dawn has begun? And are slight drops of blood after the usual menstrual period considered istihada that does not invalidate the fast?
What is the ruling on following the imam in the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) when the final tashahhud has not been completed? And what is the ruling on one who completed the first tashahhud with stammering and delay behind the imam? And what is the criterion for catching the bowing (ruku') when in doubt? And what are the boundaries of the face in ablution (wudu'), and do they include the hair roots? And is bathing under the shower sufficient for the water to reach all parts of the body?
Does white discharge that turns yellowish when wiped take the ruling of white discharge indicating purity (al-qassah al-bayda’)? And does a drop of blood that appeared after 'Isha on the fifteenth day of the cycle count as menstruation requiring ghusl? And is the ghusl valid after seeing the yellowish-white fluid? And when is the end of the fifteenth day calculated?
Is it obligatory to make up or offer expiation for someone who fondled his wife after intercourse until the call to Fajr prayer, then got up to perform ghusl and pray?
Is it obligatory for one who doubts whether what exited is semen or prostatic fluid to adopt the Hanbali school of thought, and is her prayer valid if she adopts the Shafi'i school of thought? Does air exiting the vagina after relieving oneself expel semen if there is no lust? Does thinking expel semen, or is it only something tangible? Is it obligatory to rub the vagina when prostatic fluid exits, or is washing sufficient?
What is the ruling concerning the prayers performed by the questioner without her knowledge of the emission of prostatic fluid (madhy) or semen (maniy), and is she obligated to re-observe those prayers given that she cannot recall the number of years?
Does the use of water remaining on the body after completing ablution (wudu) or ritual bathing (ghusl) affect the validity of the ghusl?
How can one get rid of the obsessive whispers concerning purity and creed that lead to doubt in the existence of Allah and all other matters of religion, causing one to lose certainty and affecting one's understanding? And is ghusl (ritual bath) required after experiencing such thoughts? And is one who suffers from them considered among the disbelievers or hypocrites? And will one be rewarded for righteous acts of worship despite these thoughts?
What are the differences between manī, madhī, and wadī? What is the ruling concerning madhī if it is discharged due to satanic temptation during prayer or ablution? And can manī be discharged during a short period of sleep?
Is it obligatory to perform ghusl if one experiences a small amount of seminal fluid discharge (ma' al-ihtilam) where it is unknown whether it is semen (mani) or pre-seminal fluid (madhy)?
Is it permissible to perform ghusl and pray after drying from menstruation on the eighth day, then stop praying and fasting on the ninth day due to the discharge of yellowish and brownish fluid, knowing that the ghusl on the ninth day was based on reading a ruling concerning one who purifies for half a day then experiences yellowish and brownish discharge? And is it obligatory to make up only the ninth day?
Is a man's invitation to his friend who does not pray to perform ablution and prayer without purification, with the aim of encouraging him to pray, correct from the perspective of "make things easy and do not make them difficult"?
How can a woman determine the time of ghusl and prayer after her menstrual period, if heavy bleeding stops on the fourth or fifth day, and turns into brown or light-blood-mixed discharge that continues until the end of the eighth day, and this discharge appears intermittently after short periods of cleanliness, raising her doubts about her purity and the obligation to pray?