FIQH - class 4
GHUSL
GHUSL (Total Bath)
Ghusl in Islam means the bathing of the entire body with water. Proof of its legitimacy is embodied in the Qur'an as follows:“ And if ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body” (Qur'an 5:6).
Occasions when Ghusl is Required as an obligatory Act
Ghusl is required as an obligatory act in the following cases:
After the discharge of semen as a result of stimulation whether awake or asleep (i.e. in a wet dream). This state is known in Arabic as "JUNUB". If, after the dream no wetness is traced in one's clothing, bathing is not obligatory. However, in case wetness is found but without recalling any dream, performing Ghusl is obligatory.
After sexual intercourse (or the mere coming together of the two organs of a man and a woman, even though there may be no actual ejaculation) performing Ghusl is required.
Following a period of menstruation, a woman is required to perform Ghusl.
At the end of 40 days after childbirth, a woman is required to perform Ghusl but if the bleeding stops before completing the 40 days period, then she must make the Ghusl as soon as the bleeding stops.
When a Muslim dies, Ghusi is required for him/her except for the Jihad Martyr (Shahead).
Occasions for which Ghusl is preferred
Ghusl is recommended in the following cases:
Before going to Jumah Congregational (Friday Prayer).
Before going to Eid Prayers (Muslim annual feast prayers).
Before undertaking Umrah or Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makkah).
Upon washing a corpse. (According to many scholars, the performance of Ghusl is preferred for a person who washes a corpse).
When a disbeliever reverts to Islam.
Essential Requirements of Ghusl
There are two essential requirements which need to be fulfilled for Ghusl to be valid. These are as follows:
Intention to perform Ghusl is necessary because it is the dividing line between acts performed as a mere custom and deeds which are rewardable acts of worship. However, the intention is only by heart and need not be uttered.
The entire body should be washed. Water should reach and flow freely over every part of the body.
How Ghusl is Performed
Besides the above two essential requirements, there are also other voluntary acts recommended for Ghusl. Both the essential and the voluntary acts are now integrated here below to demonstrate how the Prophet ﷺ used to perform the Ghusl:
Intend by heart to perform Ghusl.
Wash both hands up to the wrists three times.
Wash the sex organs properly.
Perform Wudhu as usual (in the manner already discussed) except, that the washing of the feet would be delayed until later when all the rest of the body is bathed.
Pour water over the head three times, massaging the hair to allow water to reach its roots.
Pour water liberally over the entire body, beginning with the right side and then, the left side ensuring that no part of the body is untouched by water such as the armpits, inside the earlobes, inside the navel, between the fingers and toes, etc.
Finally, move a little further from where you were and wash your feet, beginning with your right foot and then, the left.
Notes:
A woman will perform Ghusl just as a man does, except, that if she has plaited hair, she need not undo it. She only needs to throw three handfuls of water over her head. The scholars agreed this in case of Junub but some scholars said that it is obligatory for women to undo their braids when doing ghusl after their periods, but not when doing ghusl after having intercourse. The difference between the two is obviously that ghusl after intercourse is done frequently, and it would be too difficult for a woman to undo her braids in the morning and put them back in the evening or vice versa, but ghusl following ones period is usually done only once a month, so it is easy for a woman to undo her braids for this purpose. And Allaah knows best.
The person may after completing the Ghusl recite the supplication for concluding Ghusl which should be recited outside the toilet/bathroom and which is the same as the one recited after completing Wudhu.
Acts Forbidden to Persons who are required to Perform Ghusl
Persons required to perform Ghusl are forbidden to undertake certain acts. These are as follows:
Any type of prayer whether obligatory or voluntary.
Circumambulating the Ka'abah (Tawaf).
Fasting (Ramadan or Voluntary).
Touching or carrying the Qur'an. However, the prohibition does not apply to other books which contain Qur'anic passages such as commentaries of the Qur'an or works of Islamic jurisprudence.
Reciting the Qur'an.
Staying Inside the Mosque.
Haidh (Menstruation)
This refers to the periodical discharge of blood by women in their state of health and is easily distinguishable to women from post-childbirth bleeding.
Post-Childbirth Bleeding (Nifas)
Such bleeding usually occurs to women after childbirth and may continue without fixed duration, although in some cases, there may not occur bleeding at all. However, on the strength of the teachings of the Prophet ﷺ, a woman experiencing post-childbirth bleeding has a maximum confinement period of about forty (40) days after which, she is required to make Ghusl and commence her Islamic duties. If, however, the blood does not cease after 40 days, most scholars are of the opinion that the woman should continue with her regular Islamic duties.
Acts Forbidden to Women Experiencing Menstruation and Post-Childbirth Bleeding
All acts mentioned herein before, as forbidden to persons requiring Ghusl are also prohibited to women experiencing menstruation and post-childbirth bleeding except that she can recite Qur'an from Memory.
A woman cannot engage in a sexual intercourse.
The companions of the Prophet ﷺ, asked him about this and Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) revealed the following Qur'anic verse:“ They ask thee concerning women's courses. say- they area hurt and a pollution.- so keep away from women in their courses, and do not approach them until they are clean ....... ” (Qur'an 2:222).
However, all scholars are of the opinion that a husband may touch any part of his wife's body above the navel and/or below the knees. This fact, is based on the confirmations of the Prophet's wives, that when the Prophet ﷺ wished to be with them during their periods, they would put something over their private parts.
Is Ghusl sufficient with No need for Wudoo?
The Sunnah for the one who is junub is to do wudoo’ and then do ghusl, following the example of the Prophetﷺ. If he does ghusl from janaabah with the intention of purifying himself from both types of impurity, both major and minor, then that is sufficient, but it is not the best way. But if the ghusl is mustahabb, such as ghusl for Jumu’ah or to cool down, then it does not count instead of wudoo’, rather it is essential to do wudoo’ before or after.
The basic principle is that if the ghusl is aimed at removing impurity – i.e., janaabah, or menses in the case of a woman – then it is sufficient with no need for wudoo’, otherwise it is not sufficient with no need for wudoo’, meaning one needs to perform Wudoo before or after Ghusl.
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