#In performing ghusl a person must wash their hair

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One bad thing about living in a Muslim household is that you know exactly when your parents just had sex 💀💀💀

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MASNOON MANNER OF PERFORMING GHUSL (BATH/SHOWER)

Performing Ghusl from Janaabah (impurity following sexual activity, menstruation or Nifaas – post-natal bleeding) takes the place of Wudu’, in which case it is sufficient to rinse one’s mouth and nose, then washing entire body with water, with the intention of performing Ghusl and Wudu’ and there is no need to do Wudu’. 

However, it is Mustahabb (recommended) to perform Wudu’ first before making Ghusl following the example of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم). But, if one of the things that break Wudu’’ takes place after Ghusl, then he must perform Wudu’. 

On the other hand, if a person takes bath to clean oneself or to cool down or for Jumu’ah prayer (other than from Janaabah), then this does not take the place of Wudu’, in all such cases, it is essential to do Wudu’ before or after Ghusl.

According to the Sunnah of Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم), the correct manner/order of performing Ghusl is:

1.having Niyyah (intention),

2.saying ‘Bismillah’,

3. washing both hands three times,

4. washing the private part,

5.. performing a complete Wudu’(with regard to washing the feet, there is some difference of opinion among scholars; according to one report, he (صلى الله عليه و سلم) would wash them after doing Wudu’’ and according to another report, he performed Wudu’ for prayer before doing Ghusl),

6. pouring water through one’s hair three times, letting the water reach down to the roots of the hair, and

7. pouring water over the entire body, beginning with the right side, then the left, washing under the armpits, inside the ears, inside the navel, inside the toes and whatever part of the body can be easily rubbed.

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Why do muslims go for circumcision. I have heard that it avoids sexual transmitted diseases. How? What are the other diseases avoided by this?

Khitan: The act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males. Although it doesn’t take place in the Quran, khitan is considered to be a symbol for Muslims. Its roots reach to Hadrath Abraham and it was a custom in the Arabs before the Islam too. Arabs used to perform it for both men and women. It is told that khitan is started by Hadrath Abraham by applying on himself at the age of eighties. It is also told that the test of Hadrath Abraham with some mentioned words in the Quran (Baqara, 2/124) was with cleanness related questions. Body related of these were the issues like khitan, shaving armpit and groin hair, istinja (cleaning after toilet) with water and nail trimming. Khitan is an act of cleaning befitting to human, like these cleanings: washing and rinsing the mouth with water, pulling water to the nose and cleaning it, cutting or trimming the moustache, trimming the nails, shaving the armpit and groin hair. (Bukhari, Libas, 51, 63, 64; Muslim, Taharah, 49; Abu Dawud, Tarajjul, 16; Tirmidhi, Adab, 14) Hadrath Abraham is told to perform khitan at his eighties in the village of Kaddum (Bukhari, Anbiya, 8; Muslim, Fadail, 151; Musnad al Shamiyyin, I, 88). In a saying coming from Abu Hurayra the word “kadum” is used instead of “Kaddum”, then it becomes “he performed khitan with a carpenter’s tool, adze”. Also by some sources he is told to perform it at the age of 70 or 120. Hadrath Abraham performed khitan. The Pentateuch of Jews commanded this too. It was carried out till Jesus by Christians too, but later on they abandoned this custom with a wrong comment like khtian is throwing the screen covering the heart (Translation of Tajrid al Sarih, IX, 112). In another narrative it is said that: “Surely the one entertaining a guest for the first time, the one wearing underpants for the first time, and the one performing khitan for the first time was Hadrath Abraham” (Muwatta, Sifat un Nabi, 4).

Later on performing khitan was carried out by all the prophets and their followers. Hadrath Muhammad (pbuh) says: “There are four things that they are from the customs of the prophets. Performing khitan, using pleasant smells, using miswak (a natural toothbrush), and getting married” (Tirmidhi, Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Musnad). It is told that some prophets were born with khitan already applied. These are some like 10-17. Imam Al-Suyuti expressed some of these with a poem. These are Adam, Sit, Nuh (Noah), Sam, Idris (Enoch), Musa (Moses), Saleh (Shaloh), Lut (Lot), Yusuf (Joseph), Shuaib (Jethro), Yunus (Jonah), Sulayman (Solomon), Yahya (John) and Isa (Jesus), peace be upon them. And the poem ends with “Hatam (The last)” indicating Hadrath Muhammad (pbuh). Also according to some saying, his grandfather had it applied khitan giving a feast on his seventh day of the born. Before Islam khitan was applied as a precaution of hygiene (Muhammad Hamidullah, The life and work of the Prophet of Islam). It is accepted as an operation of cleaning and becoming beautiful between Arabs. In this respect they use also the word “taharah (cleanness)” for khitan Hadrath Muhammad (pbuh) told to new Muslims “Shave your excessive body hair that Islam doesn’t like, and have khitan” even if they were 80 years old (Kanz al-Ummal, I, 263). As Usaym Ibn Kalib transmits from his father, his grandfather told him: “I came to Hadrath Muhammad and accepted Islam. Upon this he told me: Throw away the hairs of kufr (disbelief, denial) from your body and have khitan” (Ahmad Ibn Hanbal III, 415; Abu Dawud, Taharah, 129). Khitan relies on the rule of Sharia (Islamic principles of jurisprudence) of “giving pain to a creature may be permissible only if that pain gives a benefit to that creature and that benefit is bigger than the pain”.

The age of khitan changes from region to region, from the seventh day of the born to the age of 13. Having their children applied khitan before they reach to puberty is a duty of their fathers. Hadrath Muhammad (pbuh) had their grandchildren Hadrath Hasan and Hadrath Husain applied khitan on their seventh day of the born. It is more appropriate for a child to have khitan when he is a baby and find himself already had it when he reaches to puberty. This way he feels comfortable without any fear. In some societies khitan is applied to women too. This custom lives between some Muslims in Egypt, Arabia and Java. These societies are known to apply khitan before Islam too. When we think about the Islamic world, khitan for women seems to be in the minority as a local practice (A.J. Wensinck, Hiton, IA, VII, p. 543). Hadrath Muhammad (pbuh) says “Khitan is sunnah (from the way of the prophet) for men, and is a virtue for women” (Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, V, 75; Abu Dawud, Adab, 167; al Fath ur Rabbani, XVII, 1312). While Imam Abu Hanifa and Imam Malik think it is an absolute sunnah for both sexes, Ahmad Ibn Hanbal thinks that khitan is wajib (compulsory, although of a slightly lesser degree than fard) for men, and sunnah for women. Khattabi says that also many scholars think it is a wajib. Hadrath Muhammad (pbuh) used to lead the people to the good deeds and taught people the things distinguishing Muslims from the others. He didn’t investigate people’s deeds and applications in deep; his duty as a messenger was to declare the message and leave the judgment to Allah. But people becoming a Muslim knew that khitan was one of the principles in Islam and they used to have it applied after having ghusl (ablution of whole body). Scholars of Islam show the main reason why khitan should be necessary as: A person without khitan applied tends to break his ablution and salah easily because the foreskin covers the penis completely (urinating breaks the ablution which is a must for the salah). When some urine remains in it, it is hard to feel and clean it. A healthy cleanliness is possible only by khitan. Because of this, many people consider a person without khitan to be imam inappropriate, and forbid it. And when he performs salah by himself he is considered like a person having an excuse who couldn’t hold his urine. Along with religious reasons, khitan has many benefits for the health too. With the more developed science of medicine today, reason and the importance of the khitan is better understood. The rate of uterus diseases in the societies where the males do not have khitan is far more than in the societies who apply it. Khitan is the complementary for the religion, introduced via Hadrath Abraham by Allah. This is such a religion that it keeps our soul clean with the activities like salah, fasting, zakah (alms), hajj (pilgrimage), dhikr (practice that focuses on the remembrance of Allah), and tafakkur (to observe and reflect on God’s creation; act of meditation and contemplation on Allah’s creation); and it keeps our flesh clean with the activities like ghusl (ablution of whole body), cutting or trimming the moustache, trimming the nails, shaving the armpit and groin hair, istinja (cleaning after toilet), and khitan. Our Creator -Allah- says: “Then We revealed to you: Follow the faith of Ibrahim, the upright one, and he was not of the polytheists.” (An Nahl/The Bee, 123). “(Our religion) takes its hue from Allah. And who can give a better hue than Allah. And it is He Whom we worship.” (Al Baqara/The Cow, 138).

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Of the provisions for women in Hajj

Rulers of women during Hajj answered by Muhammad Ali from UK. These are some of the questions. We ask God to benefit from it who wrote it, published it, and distributed it among his Muslim and Muslim brothers and sisters. Trustworthy.

Q 1: How does a menstruating woman pray the two rak'ahs of Ihram, and is it permissible for a menstruating woman to repeat the verses of the Wise Remembrance in her secret or not?

Answer: First: We should know that the state of ihram has no connection, because it was not reported from the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - that he prescribed for his ummah a prayer for ihram, not by saying, by deed or by his approval. Second: This menstruating woman who menstruated before she entered ihraam can enter ihraam while she is menstruating because the Prophet - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - ordered Asma bint Umais, the wife of Abu Bakr - may God be pleased with him and her - when she was breathed in Dhul-Hulayfah, he ordered her to wash in a robe and be forbidden, and so is the same And she remains on her Ihram until she becomes pure, then roams the house and seeks. As for his saying in the question: Can she read the Qur’an? Yes, a menstruating woman has the right to read the Qur’an when needed or in interest. Either without need or interest, but she wants to read it as a devotion and draw closer to God, so do not read it well

Q2: A woman traveled to Hajj and her monthly period came five days ago from the date of her travel and after she reached the meeqaat she washed and performed the Ihram and she did not purify her from the habit and when she arrived to Makkah she remained outside the Haram and did not do any of the rituals of Hajj or Umrah and she stayed for two days in Mina and then purified and washed She performed all the rituals of Umrah while she was pure, then the blood returned to her while she was during the ritual circumambulation of the Hajj.

 Answer: The ruling on this is that the blood that fell on her during the circumambulation of the prayer if it is the blood of the menstrual cycle that you know by its nature and pains, then the tawaaf al-fadhah is not valid, and it is obligatory for her to return to Makkah to perform the circumambulation of the fadah, so she is forbidden to perform the umrah from the meeqaat and perform the umrah with the tawaaf and sa'i and shorten it, then the tawaaf al-fadha This blood is not the normal menstrual blood known, but rather it arose from the intensity of crowding, splendor, or the like. Her circumambulation is valid for those who do not require purity for circumambulation. If she cannot return to the first issue so that she is in a distant country, then her Hajj is valid, because she cannot do more than she did.

Q 3: A woman in ihraam came for an umrah, and after arriving in Makkah she had a menstrual period, and her Muharram had to travel immediately, and she had no one in Makkah. What is the ruling

Answer: She travels with him and stays on her ihram, then she returns when she becomes pure, and this if she is in the kingdom, it will not be easy to return and does not need fatigue, nor to a passport and the like, but if she is a foreigner and it is difficult for her to return, then she takes a reservation and circumambulates and seeks and shortens and finishes her Umrah in the same travel, her circumambulation at that time Has become a necessity and necessity permits the forbidden.

Q4: What is the ruling on a Muslim woman who menstruated during the days of her Hajj, will that Hajj be sufficient for her?

Answer: This cannot be answered until it is known when a menstrual period is due, because some of the acts of Hajj do not prevent menstruation from it and some of them prevent it from it, so tawaf can not circumambulate unless it is pure and other rituals can be done with menstruation.

Q5: The questioner says: I performed the Hajj last year and performed all the rituals of Hajj, except for the Tawaf al-Fadha and the Farewell Tawaf, where a legal excuse prevented me from them, so I went back to my home in Madinah, provided that I return one day for the farewell tawaf and the farewell tawaaf, with my ignorance of matters of religion. I dissolved from everything and did everything that is forbidden during Ihram, and I asked about my returning to the raft, and it was told to me that it is not valid for you to do tawaaf, because it has been corrupted, and you have to do the habit, i.e., repeat Hajj again next year with the slaughter of a cow or a camel. Is this correct? Is there another solution? what is it? Was Hajj spoiled? Do I have to return it? Please advise me on what to do God bless you .

Answer: This is also from the calamity that comes from the fatwa without knowledge. In this case, you must return to Makkah and perform the farewell tawaaf only. As for the farewell tawaaf, you do not have to do the farewell tawaaf as long as you were menstruating when leaving Makkah, because the menstruating woman does not have to do the farewell tawaaf, according to the hadith of Ibn Abbas - may God be pleased with them -: “People commanded that it be Their pledge to the house is that it was lightened for the menstruating woman, ”and in the narration of Labi Dawood:“ That the last of their covenant is with the Tawaf House. ” And because the Prophet - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - when he told that Safiye did the tawaaf al-fada, he said: “So be alienated.” This indicates that the farewell circumambulation is waived for the menstruating woman. And when she dissolved from everything ignorant, this will harm you, because the ignorant person who does any of the forbidden acts of Ihram has nothing on him because God Almighty says: ((Our Lord, do not blame us if we forget or sin)) God Almighty said: ((You have done)). And saying: ((You have no blame for what you sinned, but what your hearts deliberately)). So all the prohibitions that God Almighty forbids for the forbidden if he did it by ignorance, forgetfulness, or coercion, then he does not have to do anything, but when his excuse is removed, he must give up what he wore.

Q6: If a woman in childbirth begins on the day of perfusion and completes the pillars of Hajj except for Tawaf and Sa'i, but she notices that she has been purified in principle after ten days, should she purify herself and do ghusl and perform the remaining pillar, which is the Tawaf of Hajj?

Answer: It is not permissible for her to do ghusl and circumambulate until she is certain of purity, and who understands the question when she said (in principle) that she did not see complete purity, then she must see complete purity. When she becomes pure, she should do ghusl and perform the circumambulation and sa'y, and if she strove before the circumambulation, then there is nothing wrong with the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace. - During Hajj, he was asked about one who sought before performing the circumambulation, and he said: There is nothing wrong with it.

Q 7: A woman was forbidden for Hajj when she was menstruating, and when she arrived at Makkah she went She went to Jeddah when she needed her, and she purified herself in Jeddah, and she bathed and combed her hair, then she completed her Hajj. Is her Hajj valid and does she have to do anything?

Answer: Her Hajj is valid, and she has something on her.

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10 Must Things To Do On Jummah (Friday Prayer)

Jummah Things To Do!

Jummah is a congregational petition (ṣalāt) that Muslims hold each Friday, soon after twelve rather than the Zuhr petition. Muslims supplicate usually five times every day as per the sun’s skyway paying little mind to time zones.

1. Cutting Nails

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be satisfied with him) reported that ‘Five are the demonstrations of fitra (normal slant): 1) circumcision, 2) evacuating the hair underneath the navel, 3) trimming the mustache, 4) trimming the nails, and 5) culling the hair under the arms.’

2. Reading Surah Al-Kahf

It was described from Abu Sa’eed al-Khduri that the Prophet (Sallallahu ályhi Wa Sallam) said: “Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on Friday, he will be illuminated with light between the two Fridays.” (Narrated by al-Haakim; classed as Saheeh by al-Albaani)

3. Making Dua

Don’t MISS The Golden Opportunity !!

“There is a special hour on Friday, during which all prayers are accepted and answered by Allah, all Glory and Praise be to Him. This is part of the blessings that Allah has blessed this day with, over all the other days of the week.“On this day there is a time when no Muslim stands and prays, asking Allah for something, but Allah will grant him it” – and he gestured with his hands to indicate how short that time is. [Bukhari 893 Muslim, 852]

It was described from Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) specified Friday and said: “On this day there is a time when no Muslim stands and prays, asking Allah for something, but Allah will grant him it” – and he gestured with his hands to indicate how short that time is. [Bukhari 893 Muslim, 852]

Ibn Al-Qayyim (Rahim Ullah) said with regards to the correct hour of Friday amid which this happens is after the Asr petition until the Maghrib supplication in view of the accompanying hadith: “Friday has twelve hours (or part of it). There is one hour during which if a Muslim asks Allah anything, Allah will give it to him, so find it during the last hour after Asr.” {Abu Dawud & An-Nasai}

4. Taking Bath (Ghusl)

Washing up and refine oneself totally by watching Ghusl (great bathing). Described by Abdullah canister Umar (R.A) said:

“I heard the Messenger of Allah, PBUH says: ‘When one of you wants to come to Jumu’ah, let him perform Ghusl.” (Muslim)

Along these lines, the considerable estimation of Friday is apparent from the previously mentioned Hadith, that other than general bathing, one likewise needs to do greater bathing while showering.

5. Wearing clean clothes, doing miswaak (brushing teeth) and applying perfume (nonalcoholic scent)

Keep in mind that day you had that huge occasion and you invested hours in the restroom cleaning all aspects of your body and putting each kind of scent on? That is precisely how you ought to get ready for Jumuah! Wash up, ensure you play out the Sunan Al-Fitra from trimming nails, expelling hair from armpits and evacuating pubic hair, putting heaps of scent, and so on. Ensure your Jumuah thobe or garments are perfect, spotless and squeezed and not something you wore 2 days prior and is recolored or folded! Additionally, take extraordinary care of oral cleanliness: spend the suggested 4 minutes brushing your teeth, utilize liquor-free mouthwash, miswak/siwak… fundamentally, get squeaky clean!

Described Abu Sa’id Al-Khudr: I testify that Allah’s Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘The taking of a bath on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim who has attained the age of puberty and also cleaning of teeth with Siwak and using perfume, if available’. [Translation of Sahih Bukhari]

6. Going Mosque Early

No, I don’t mean 10 minutes before the Khateeb enters the masjid, yet truly early – like two or three hours and attempt to go there strolling rather if the masjid isn’t too far. Attempt to be the first there and recollect this hadeeth:

Described Abu Hurairah: Allah’s Messenger (Peace and endowments be upon him) said,’ When it is Jumuah, the Angels stand at the gate of the masjid and keep on writing the names of the persons coming to the masjid in succession according to their arrivals. The example of the one who enters the masjid in the earliest hour is that of one offering a camel (in sacrifice); the one coming next is like one offering a cow, and then a ram; and then a chicken; and then an egg respectively. When the Imam comes out (for Jumu’ah sermon) they (i.e. Angels) fold their papers and listen to the sermon. [Translation of Sahih Al-Bukhari]”

7. Friday Prayer

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salaah (prayer) on Friday (Jumu‘ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allaah [Jumu‘ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salaah (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing). That is better for you if you did but know!” [al-Jumu’ah 62:9]

8. Sending a lot of blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best of your days is Friday. On that day Adam (peace be upon him) was created; on that day he died; on that day the Trumpet will be blown, and on that day all of the creation will swoon. So send a lot of blessings upon me, for your blessings will be shown to me.” They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, how will our blessings upon you be shown to you when you have turned to dust?” He said, “Allaah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, peace be upon them.”

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1047; classed as Saheeh by Ibn al-Qayyim in his comments on Sunan Abi Dawood, 4/273; classed as Saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 925.

9. Walking to the Mosque

Strolling towards the mosque, as it results in the achievement of gifts on one stage and pardoning of sins on another. Abu Hurairah (R.A) portrayed Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) talking as:

He who purifies (performs Wudu’) himself in his house and then walks to one of the houses of Allah (mosque) for performing an obligatory Salat, one step of his will wipe out his sins and another step will elevate his rank (in Jannah).” (Muslim)

10. Listening carefully to Jummah Khutba (Sermon)

“Whoever says to his friend while Imam is delivering Khutbah on Friday “keep quiet” also commit an absurdity.” (Muslim and Bukhari)

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A Look at The Muslim’s Burial

As Muslims we pride ourselves in belonging to a belief system that speaks on all aspects of our lives. From the etiquette of dealing with a newborn to the rulings on different types of transactions. One part of this all-encompassing system is how to deal with the body of a person who passes on from this life. Muslims are required to wash the body of a deceased Muslim after their passing and this may be something most of us are never exposed to, right up until one of our loved ones pass away.Therefore, it is a good idea to familiarize one's self before it falls on our shoulders unexpectedly.

Additionally, washing the bodies of the deceased is a great service to your community and a sobering activity for your own spiritual state. It is one of the few times one can see death so up close and the Prophet s. encouraged us to remember death often. It helps us to keep the end goal in mind, which is to leave this world in a state of submission to Allah, pleasing to him and pleased with Him.

How to wash the body of a deceased Muslim:

Somethings To Note

1.Washing is a communal obligation and if someone is doing it, then no one is sinful for it not being done

2.Who is allowed to wash?

  ~You are allowed to stipulate who should wash your body when you pass

    ~But generally 1-3 people from the same sex should wash the body of the deceased

3.When should it be done?   ~As soon as is possible. Rules and regulations aside, it is best to wash and bury the body of the deceased sooner rather than later.

4.One must be gentle and respectful with the body of the deceased   ~Hadith of Aisha reported in Abu Dawood (3207): Breaking the bones of a dead person is just like breaking his bones while he was alive

Before You Begin

1.Where is it done?

  ~There are Muslim funeral homes with the appropriate facilities, but generally speaking it should be a small room where it would be acceptable

2.Special care should be taken to not expose the awrah of the deceased

  ~One or two people should hold a towel over the awrah of the deceased while the remaining people undresses the deceased

  ~A disposable towel should always be placed over the area from the navel to the knee.

3.Wear thick gloves or something appropriate to cover your hands

  ~First this is to avoid touching waste

  ~Second this is so you feel as little of the body as it would be strange

Handling the Body

1.A cloth or band should be used to 'tie' the mouth

  ~This is to hold the mouth closed and keep from anything getting inside

  ~It should be tied softly, so as not to leave a mark after untying

2.The joints should be loosened by rotating them gently a few times. Care should be taken not to expose the awrah or apply excessive force.

The Washing

1. First, the body should be sat up and the stomach pressed gently a few times to force any of the remaining waste from the stomach and intestines.​

2.Then the private parts should be washed as thoroughly as possible without being rough with the body of the deceased

  ~One person can hold the towel in place while the other uses the appropriate tools, like a hand held bidet, to spray and wipe the privates thoroughly but gently.

3.Next, the wudhu should be performed on the deceased, like one would normally perform the wudhu

  ~Each part can be washed once or 3 times. If there is something on the body that requires more cleaning, it can be cleaned more than 3 times.

  ~Exception for performing the wudhu is to not rinse the nose or mouth like one would normally do while performing wudhu

4.After the wudhu, the rest of the body should be washed with some sort of gentle soap, starting with the right side.

  ~Again, it is preferable to wash the body an odd number of times.

  ~The last time the body is washed it can be scented, as per the sunnah.

    ~Camphor was used in the past because it would leave a nice scent and repel insects from eating the body for some time, delaying the inevitable decay

  ~If some filth comes out of the deceased during the washing you may redo the washing or just wash the area where it came from

    ~Recognize that the deceased body will not be as clean or purified of dirt and filth as one would normally aim for while living.

The Grooming

1.If the nails are overgrown, they should be cut, gently. And for the male an overgrown mustache should be trimmed or shaved, carefully.

  ~The skin of the deceased is less pliable than the living so shaving or handling roughly can tear the skin. If the mustache or nails are not overgrown then they should be left alone

2.The hair of the male can be left uncombed because the hair and skin of the scalp is brittle. For the female, you gently tie or braid the hair

  ~Hadith of Umm Atiyyah in Sahih Bukhari (345): We braided Zaynab's hair in 3 braids and made them fall at her back.

3.It is recommended to take a shower, ghusl, after washing the body of the deceased

The Shrouding

1.The man is shrouded with 3 pieces of plain cloth the woman is shrouded in 5 pieces of plain cloth if the resources permit

  ~It is strongly recommended to use white cloth

  ~There is no need and it is generally discouraged to use fancy or extravagant cloth

2.Before beginning to wrap the shrouding, some cloth should be used to wrap the private orifices of the deceased

  ~Imagine the wrapping of a sumo wrestler, but not as intricate

3.You should begin wrapping the shroud from the right and after the first cloth is wrapped, the disposable towel covering the awrah of the deceased should be removed

  ~Recognize that the awrah might become exposed at times during the whole process, but the utmost effort should be made to keep it covered to protect the privacy of the deceased. And one should never tell others what they saw of the deceased body, especially from the awrah

4.After all 3 or 5 layers are wrapped, twist the ends together at the top of the head and the feet, and loosely tie a piece of cloth or rope around the middle to hold the shroud in place.

​I hope that this has been a clarifying look at what happens with the body of a deceased Muslim. The whole process may seem so removed from the spiritual reality that the deceased person's soul has moved on from this world and their reckoning has already begun. This is the same sentiment when sometimes we see the earthly and somewhat messy process of a burial at the cemetery. This is a fitting analogy of the nature of this life. Whatever occurs in this 'world' will be tainted and weighed down by its imperfect character. All good in this life will have some imperfection in it. The bad we may experience in this life is not all encompassing. And all of it is temporary.

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HOW TO PERFORM PURIFICATION IN ISLAM? A COMPLETE GUIDE TO GHUSL (PURIFICATION BATH)

HOW TO PERFORM PURIFICATION IN ISLAM?

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO GHUSL (PURIFICATION BATH)

What is Wudu?

Before we go on to the right way of performing ghusl, let’s understand another important term. Wudu is an Islamic technique of cleansing one’s body parts. It is a type of ritual purification with 4 compulsory acts consisting of washing the face and both arms including the tips of the fingers and elbows, wiping the head and washing both the feet including ankles with water.

Wudu is a necessary part of ghusl for men and ghusl for females. It is performed during ghusl dua and is an act of partial ablution (washing). According to Ali al-Ridha, if even a drop of blood, urine or animal faeces falls into the water, the person must remove ten buckets of water from it before beginning with wudu. Activities like defecation, deep sleep, urination, flatulence, menstruation, light bleeding, sexual intercourse and postpartum can invalidate wudu.

How To Perform Purification Bath or Ghusl?

Before going for a purification bath—also known as Ghusl, one must recite Ghusl Dua or state his/her intention or Niyyah by saying, “I am performing Janaba so as to become pure”. Even though not reciting Ghusl Dua or stating your intention will not have any effect on the ritual, you will earn no rewards for it and it is also recommended to not recite any Aayah or Kalimah during the ritual.

Rules of Ghusl

There are certain rules that a Muslim has to follow while performing Ghusl. One should perform Ghusl in a private place without facing towards the Qibla (the direction of Kaaba) and in a sitting or standing position. It is also said that one should use sufficient water and refrain from speaking whilst performing a ritual bath. He/she should wash both his/her hands and private parts thoroughly. When you are through with the bath, if there is a certain portion on the body left dry, then you don’t necessarily have to perform Ghusl again but just wash the portion accordingly. And, if you forget to wash your nostrils, mouth, ears and navel, then wash them as well.

Also, it is advised to take off all the accessories before beginning with the bath. This way no portion of the body will be left dry. The water sources that can be used for the purification act are well water, rainwater, the water of melted ice, spring, river or seawater and water from a pond or a big tank. It is prohibited to use impure or dirty water for the ritual.

How to perform purification bath – Step-by-step Guide

State your intention (Niyyah)

Say Bismillah

Rinse your hands three times

Wash your private parts and any other impure part of the body thoroughly.

Perform Wudu (an Islamic practice of cleaning the body) as you do daily but don’t wash your feet yet.

If you are bathing on a platform or a stool where the water is rapidly flowing, then you need to perform the Wudu completely. But, if it feels like your feet will get dipped in the water, then wash them after you are through with the bath.

Wash your head thoroughly so that the water reaches the scalp. Men should clean their beards thoroughly too. Ghusl steps for ladies include thorough washing of hair, and if the hair is not in a plait, then it is important to wash it to the roots. Do not leave a single hair out otherwise, the Ghusl will be considered invalid. But, if a woman has her hair in a plait, then it is not necessary to open it, just wet the root of each hair.

Starting from the right side, pour water on the whole body. Do the same at the left side and then the entire body. Do this three times each and make certain that no area is left dry and thoroughly rub your hands all over the body while washing.

After the Ghusl, step away from the area and wash your right feet and then the left feet. But, if your feet have been washed during the process, then there is no need to wash them again.

Dry your body with a clean towel and dress up.

How to do ghusl after period?

Ghusl Janabat for females refers to the full washing of the body after sexual intercourse and periods. There are two methods by which a female can perform Ghusl after menstruation. Here’s a guide on how to perform purification bath for women.

Method 1: Completing obligatory ghusl after period

Remove all the cosmetics, clothes and jewelery from the body. There should be no barrier between the body and the water.

Set your intention to purify in your heart or mind.

Turn the shower on and step into it. Clean yourself as you daily do before beginning with Ghusl.

Tilt your head back and rinse your mouth and nose.

Let the water clean your entire body at least once. Turn your body left and right so that the water reaches all the parts. You can do this three times too as that is the required time for a complete ghusl.

Make sure that the water has reached every part of your body. You can move your hair around so that your scalp is thoroughly wet.

When you are done, dry yourself with a clean towel.

Method 2: Performing complete ghusl with Sunnah acts

Remove all your clothing and jewelery and step into the shower.

Say “Bismillah” and wash your hands thoroughly three times.

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With your left hand, wash your private parts. Rub or pat all body parts with water, particularly your private areas after menstruation.

Use musk or perfume to rid yourself of any lingering odors.

Pour water over your head three times, making sure that it reaches the scalp.

Make use of your hands to clean the entire body.

Once you’re done, dry yourself with a clean towel.

This completed the ritual of ghusl for female after period.

Obligatory Acts Of Ghusl

Wash your mouth till the water reaches the entire mouth.

Wash your nostrils till the portion of the flesh.

Wash your entire body, be it intentionally or unintentionally.

Rub your hands thoroughly and wet the entire body.

Acts Prohibited without performing purification bath

There are certain devotional acts that a Muslim cannot perform without having the ritual bath first. They are as follows:

Do not perform a ritual prayer or Ghusl Dua.

Do not touch and read the Holy Quran or any of its verses.

Do not perform tawaf around the House of the God, Holy Kaaba.

Do not enter the mosque unless you are forced to do so in an emergency.

When to perform Ghusl?

Along with how to perform purification bath, one must be aware of when to perform Ghusl. Here are a few instances:

When there is an impure stain on the body (Could be from a sexual act)

After the menstruation cycle has ended

When the after-birth bleeding has stopped

After returning from a long journey

After washing a deceased person’s body

In times of extreme darkness, fear and storms

To wear new clothes

Upon recovering from unconsciousness or regretting a sin

For gathering blessings

Before Tawaaf for Umrah

To stay in Muzdalifah and Arafat

When visiting the Holy Prophet and for the three days when the Hajis throw stones at the devil

The right way of performing ghusl for both men and women must be followed as prescribed by Islamic scholars and it is the only way to attain complete and valid purification to perform the most sacred acts of religion.

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MASNOON MANNER OF PERFORMING GHUSL (BATH/SHOWER)

MASNOON MANNER OF PERFORMING GHUSL (BATH/SHOWER)

Performing ghusl from janaabah (impurity following sexual activity, menstruation or nifaas – post-natal bleeding) takes the place of wudu’, in which case it is sufficient to rinse one’s mouth and nose, then washing entire body with water, with the intention of performing ghusl and wudu’ and there is no need to do wudu’.

However, it is mustahabb (recommended) to perform wudu’ first before making ghusl following the example of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم). But, if one of the things that break wudu’ takes place after ghusl, then he must perform wudu’.

On the other hand, if a person takes bath to clean oneself or to cool down or for Jumu’ah prayer (other than from janaabah), then this does not take the place of wudu’, in all such cases, it is essential to do wudu’ before or after ghusl.

According to the sunnah of Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم), the correct manner/order of performing ghusl is:

1.having niyyah (intention),

2.saying ‘Bismillah’,

3. washing both hands three times,

4. washing the private part,

5.. performing a complete wudu’ (with regard to washing the feet, there is some difference of opinion among scholars; according to one report, he (صلى الله عليه و سلم) would wash them after doing wudu’ and according to another report, he performed wudu’ for prayer before doing ghusl),

6. pouring water through one’s hair three times, letting the water reach down to the roots of the hair, and

7. pouring water over the entire body, beginning with the right side, then the left, washing under the armpits, inside the ears, inside the navel, inside the toes and whatever part of the body can be easily rubbed.

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TAHARA (Cleanliness or Purification)

Islam is based on five pillars: Bearing witness to God’s Existence and Oneness and the Messengership of Muhammad, praying five times a day, fasting during the month of Ramadan, paying zakat (the prescribed purifying alms), and hajj or pilgrimage. The first pillar includes all essentials of belief, which were discussed in other parts of the site.

Tahara (Cleanliness or Purification)

Islam requires physical and spiritual cleanliness. On the physical side, Islam requires Muslims to clean their bodies, clothes, houses, and community, and they are rewarded by God for doing so. While people generally consider cleanliness desirable, Islam insists upon it and makes it an indispensable fundamental of religious life. In fact, books on Islamic jurisprudence often contain a whole chapter on this very requirement. Prophet Muhammad, upon him be God’s blessings and peace, advised Muslims to appear neat and tidy in private and in public. Once when returning home from battle he advised his army: “Soon you will meet your brothers, so tidy your saddles and clothes” (Abu Dawud, “Libas,” 25). On another occasion he said: “If I had not been afraid of overburdening my community, I would have ordered them to use a miswaq (to brush and clean their teeth) for every prayer” (Bukhari, “Iman,” 26). Moral hygiene also was emphasized, for the Prophet, upon him be God’s blessings and peace, encouraged Muslims to make a special prayer upon seeing themselves in the mirror: “God, You have endowed me with a good form; like-wise bless me with an immaculate character ” (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 1:34, 6:155). He advised modest clothing, for men as well as for women, on the grounds that it helps one maintain purity of thought. Being charitable is a way of purifying one’s wealth. A Muslim who does not give charity (sadaqa) and pay the required annual zakat (the prescribed purifying alms), contaminates his or her wealth by hoarding that which rightfully belongs to others: Of their wealth take alms so that you may purify them (9:103). All the laws and injunctions given by God and His Prophet, upon him be God’s blessings and peace, are pure. Any law established by Divine guidance is just and pure.

The Purity of Water

Pure water is used essentially in matters of purification or wudu’ (minor ablution) and ghusl (major ablution). Hence the necessity to investigate water’s purity. Water has four essential attributes: smell, color, taste, and fluidity. Any pure and purifying water is judged according to whether it retains these attributes or not. As a result, water is classified into two categories: mutlaq and muqayyad water. Mutlaq water is “natural” water, such as that which comes from rain water, snow, hail, sea water, and water from the Zamzam well. It is subdivided as follows: * Water that is both pure and purifying (e.g., rain water, snow, hail, sea water, and water from the Zamzam well). * Water that drips from a person after he or she has performed the minor or major ablution, and therefore is considered “used.” It is considered pure, but cannot be used for another minor and major ablution. * Water that is both pure and purifying, but whose usage is disliked (makruh) (e.g., water left in a container after a cat, bird, or another “allowed” animal has drunk from it). * Water mixed with impure elements. Water whose taste, color, or smell has been altered by an impure substance cannot be used for purification. However, if the liquid is still considered water, meaning that the impure substance has not altered its taste, color, or smell, it can be used for purification. * Water that is pure but may or may not be purifying. One example of this type of water is the water that remains in a pot after a donkey or a mule has drunk from it. Muqayyad water includes naturally muqayyad water, such as fruit juices and water that has been mixed with various substances (e.g., soap, saffron, flowers) or objects that the Shari‘a considers pure. Such water is considered pure until, due to being mixed with other substances, one can no longer call it water. In this case, the water is still considered pure, but it cannot be used for purification (minor and major ablution).

Types of Impurities

Najasa refers to impure substances that Muslims must avoid and wash off after coming into contact with them. God says: Purify your raiment (74:4) and: God loves those who repent and who purify themselves (2:222). * Animals that died naturally (e.g., not killed in the Islamic manner) are impure, as is anything cut off a live animal. However, dead sea animals and those that have no flowing blood (e.g., bees and ants) are not impure. The bones, horns, claws, fur, feathers, and skin of dead animals, except for pigs, are pure. * Any blood that flows from a person’s or an animal’s body (e.g., blood from a killed animal or menstrual blood) is impure. However, blood that remains in the veins is permissible. Also, any blood that remains in edible meat, livers, hearts, and spleens is not impure, provided that the animal was sacrificed in the Islamic way. * A person’s vomit, urine, excrement, wadi (a thick white secretion discharged after urination), mazi (a white sticky fluid that flows from the sexual organs when thinking about sexual intercourse, foreplay, and so on), prostatic fluid, and sperm is impure. However, according to some, sperm is not impure but should be washed off if it is still wet, and scratched off if it is dry. Any part of human flesh is impure. * The urine, saliva, and blood of all animals whose meat is prohibited, and the excrement of all animals except birds whose meat is allowable, are impure. * The excrement of poultry (i.e., geese, hens, ducks) is impure. * Pig and alcohol are impure. * Dogs are considered impure. Any container that a dog has licked must be completely washed and sterilized. If a dog licks a pot that has dry food in it, what it touched and what surrounds it must be thrown away. The remainder may be kept, as it is still pure. A dog’s hair is considered pure. * The impurities mentioned are considered “gross impurity” (najasat al-ghaliza). Any amount of them contaminates whatever it touches. However, if it is on person’s body or clothes when he or she is praying, or on the ground or mat where he or she is praying, its amount is taken into consideration. Any solid filth weighing more than 3 grams, and any liquid more than the amount that spreads over a person’s palm, invalidates the prayer. * The urine of horses and domestic or wild animals whose meat is allowed to eat is weak impurity (najasat al-khafifa). When more than one-fourth of a limb or one-fourth of one’s clothes are smeared with it, the prayer is in-validated.

The Ways of Purification

Purifying the body and clothes. If these are contaminated, they must be washed with water until no impurity remains. This is especially so if the impurity is visible, such as blood. If some stains remain after washing, such as those that would be extremely difficult to remove, they can be overlooked. If the impurity is not visible, such as urine, wash and wring whatever it has contaminated three times. Purifying the ground. Purify the ground by pouring water over it. If the impurity is solid, the ground will become pure only by its removal or decay. Purifying contaminated butter and similar substances. If a dead animal has fallen into a solid matter but has not swollen or disintegrated, whatever the corpse touches and what is around it must be thrown away, provided that one can make sure that it did not touch the rest of the matter. If it fell into a liquid substance, the majority say that the entire liquid becomes impure. Purifying a dead animal’s skin. Tanning purifies a dead animal’s skin and fur. The Prophet said: “If the animal’s skin is tanned, it is purified” (Muslim, “Hayz,” 105). Purifying mirrors and similar objects. Mirrors, knives, swords, nails, bones, glass, painted pots, and other smooth surfaces that have no pores are purified by removing the impurity.

Useful Points

* If an unknown liquid falls on a person, there is no need to ask about it or to wash one’s clothes. * If a person finds something moist on his or her body or clothes at night and does not know what it is, he or she does not need to smell it in order to identify it. * Clothes that have street mud on them do not have to be washed. * If a person finishes praying and sees some previously unseen impurity on his or her clothes or body, or was aware of but forgot about them, his or her prayer does not have to be repeated. * If a person cannot determine what part of his or her clothes contains the impurity, the whole garment should be washed, for “if an obligation can be fulfilled only by performing another related act, that act also becomes obligatory.” * If a person mixes pure clothes with impure clothes (and cannot tell them apart), he or she should investigate the matter and pray once in one of the clothes. * It is not proper to carry something that has God’s Name upon it while going to the bathroom, unless he or she is afraid of losing it or having it stolen. * One should not talk in the bathroom, respond to a greeting, or repeat what the muezzin is saying. One may speak if there is some necessity. In the event of sneezing, one should praise God silently by moving his or her lips. * One should neither face nor turn his or her back on the qibla while answering a call of nature, especially if in an open area. * One should seek a soft and low piece of ground to protect against any impurity. The Prophet said: “When one of you urinates, he should choose the proper place to do so.” * One should avoid shaded places and places where people walk and gather. * One should not answer a call of nature in bathing places or in still or running water. * One should not urinate while standing, though some allow it. * One must remove any impurities from one’s clothes and body after relieving oneself. * One should not clean himself or herself with the right hand. * One should remove any bad smell from one’s hands after answering a call of nature. * One should enter the bathroom with the left foot, saying: “I seek refuge in God from noxious male and female beings (devils),” and exit with one’s right foot, saying: “O God, I seek your forgiveness.” * After a man has relieved himself, he should wait until the urine stops completely and make sure that none of it has fallen onto his clothes. This is called istibra (seeking full purification). Ibn ‘Abbas related that the Messenger of God, upon him be God’s blessings and peace, passed by two graves and said: “They are being punished, but not for a great matter (on their part). One of them did not clean himself from urine, and the other used to spread slander.” (Tirmidhi, “Tahara,” 53) To erase all doubt, the person should sprinkle his penis and underwear with water.

Acts That Correspond to Human Nature

God has chosen certain acts for all of His Prophets and their followers to perform. These acts, are known as sunan al-fitra (acts required by human nature), are as follows: Circumcision. This prevents dirt from getting on one’s penis and also makes it easy to keep clean. The Shafi‘i scholars maintain that it should be done on the seventh day, although it is permissible to do it later. Shaving pubic hairs and pulling out underarm hairs. Doing so is sunna. However, it is enough to trim or pull it out. Clipping fingernails, trimming and shaving the moustache, and keeping the beard tidy.Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of God, upon whom be God’s blessings and peace, said, “Five things are part of one’s fitra: Shaving the pubic hair, circumcision, trimming the moustache, removing any underarm hair, and trimming the nails.” (Muslim, “Tahara,” 49) A moustache should not be so long that food particles, drink, and dirt accumulate in it. If one grows a beard, it should not be untidy. Honoring and combing one’s hair.Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said: “Whoever has hair should honor it” (Abu Dawud, “Tarajjul,” 3:4163). Cutting one’s hair off is permissible, and so is letting it grow if one honors it. Leaving gray hairs in place.This applies to both men and women. ‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb related, on the authority of his father from his grandfather, that the Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, said: “Do not pluck the gray hairs, as they are a Muslim’s light. A Muslim never grows gray in Islam except that God writes for him, due to that, a good deed, raises him a degree, and erases for him, due to that, one of his sins” (Ibn Hanbal, 2:179; Tirmidhi, “Adab,” 56). Dyeing one’s gray hair.According to the accepted opinion, dyeing one’s gray hair by using henna, red dye, yellow dye, and so on is permissible, provided that the dyes are religiously allowable. Using perfume. Using musk and other perfumes that are free of alcohol and similar forbidden things is highly advisable, for they are pleasing to the soul and beautify the atmosphere.

Menstruation and Post-childbirth Bleeding

Menstruation is a natural type of blood that flows at regular intervals from a woman’s uterus after puberty. God has laid down certain rules in connection with this, as a concession to the woman, in consideration of her condition. Menstruation usually lasts 3 to 10 days and nights, varying from woman to woman. Most women have a regular number of days for their monthly menstrual period. The number of days may fluctuate and the period might come a little early or a little late. So when a woman sees menstrual blood, she should consider herself to be menstruating. When it stops, she should consider herself clean. If more blood appears after her menstrual period has ended, but does not have the same color as menstrual blood, it should not be considered as menstruation Post-childbirth bleeding is the blood that comes during and after childbirth. It may begin to come 2 or 3 days before delivery and be accompanied by labor pains. There is no minimum limit as to how long a woman will bleed, but generally the upper limit is within 40 days. Women are prohibited from performing certain acts while they are in this condition, such as follows: * She cannot pray (salat) after she begins to bleed and does not have to make up any missed prayers. * She cannot observe any obligatory (Ramadan) or supererogatory fasts. She must make up the obligatory fasting days after regaining her ritual cleanliness. If bleeding begins during a supererogatory fasting day upon which she had intended to fast, she must make it up. * She can do all pilgrimage rites except circumambulating the Ka‘ba (tawaf). * She should avoid mosques or places of worship, and cannot touch the Qur’an, whether the original or in translation. She cannot recite it from memory, but can read the verses of prayer and supplication with the intention of praying. (She cannot perform salat but can supplicate and recite the prayers mentioned in the Qur’an with the intention of saying prayers or making supplications.) * A man cannot have sexual intercourse with his wife while she has post-childbirth bleeding, for she is not allowed to make herself available to him. However, he can kiss, hug, or touch her anywhere besides the pubic region. It is better and highly advisable to avoid the area between the navel and the knees. When a menstruating woman stops bleeding, she must perform a complete ghusl (major ablution). After this, she must resume praying and fasting, can enter the mosque, make tawaf, recite the Qur’an, and engage in allowable sexual intercourse. She must make up the fasting days that she missed during Ramadan, but not the prayers. The same rules apply to women in post-childbirth bleeding.

Istihadha (Non-menstrual Vaginal Bleeding)

In some women, bleeding never stops; in others, it continues for longer than normal. This blood is called istihadha. Likewise, any blood coming before puberty and after menopause is also considered istihadha. A woman with this condition should calculate when her period would normally end, and then stop praying during the days of her calculated period and follow all of the other menstruation-related rules. For the rest of the days, her bleeding should be treated as istihadha. If she does not have a regular period or does not remember when it used to occur, but can distinguish between the two kinds of blood based on color, thickness, and smell (i.e., menstrual blood is dark, thick, and has a strong odor, while istihadha is bright red, thin, and less disagreeable in smell), she must act accordingly. If she does not have a regular period and cannot distinguish between the two types of blood, she must consider the blood coming for 3 to 10 days every month as menstruation and calculate it from the time she first noticed her vaginal bleeding. There is no difference between a woman beset by istihadha and one who has a complete cessation of menstrual flow, except as follows: * If the first woman wants to perform wudu’ (ritual ablution), she should wash the blood from her vaginal area and then apply a menstrual pad or wrap the area with a clean rag on top of a wad of cotton to catch the blood. Any blood coming out after that is of no account. * She must perform wudu’ for every obligatory prayer.

Ghusl (Major Ablution)

Ghusl means major canonical ablution or a complete washing of the body. It becomes obligatory after sexual intercourse, even if only the head of the penis disappears into the vagina. Any discharge of semen, and the completion of menses and post-childbirth bleeding. Taking ghusl every Friday before the congregational prayer is highly advisable, for the Prophet always did so. Before beginning ghusl, one should make the intention to perform it and, if one will pray after performing it, also the prayer.

Things Forbidden to a Ritually Impure Person

People who are in this state cannot pray, circumambulate the Ka'ba (tawaf), enter a mosque or place of worship unless necessary, or touch the Qur'an or any of its verses except with a clean cloth or something similar.

What Makes One’s Ghusl Valid?

* Rinsing the mouth thoroughly so that all of its parts are cleaned properly. * Rinsing the nose right up to the nasal bone. * Washing all bodily parts thoroughly, including the hair. The best way to perform ghusl is as follows: * Having the intention (niyyat) to cleanse the body from (ritual) impurity while washing oneself. * Washing the hands up to the wrists three times. * Washing the private parts thoroughly. * Removing all filth from all bodily parts. * Performing ablution. * Washing all bodily parts three times, including the hair thoroughly. No part, even the size of a pinpoint, is allowed to remain dry. Rubbing and pressing the body is not obligatory.

Tayammum (Ablution with Clean Soil)

When a person is too sick to use water or none is around when it is time to pray, he or she can perform tayammum in place of wudu’ and ghusl. The requirements are as follows: * Intending to perform tayammum to remove any impurity. * Striking the pure soil lightly with the palms of both hands and passing the palms over the face one time. * Striking the pure soil again with one’s palms and rubbing the right and left arms alternately from the fingertips to the elbows. Tayammum is nullified as soon as the cause for performing it is removed (i.e., the sick person recovers or pure water is found). If a person performs tayammum and then prays, he or she does not have to repeat the prayer if the conditions for it are removed before the time for that particular prayer ends.

Wudu’ (Ablution)

Wudu’ involves washing with water at least once the usually exposed bodily parts, namely, the face, hands and arms up to (and including) the elbows, and feet, and wiping one-quarter of the head. It is obligatory for any obligatory or supererogatory prayer, circumambulating the Ka‘ba, and touching the Qur’an with bare hands. Wudu’ is performed in the following manner: * Ensure that the water to be used is pure. * Intend to perform wudu’ to offer prayer, if you plan to pray after taking it. * Recite: “Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim” (i.e., in the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate). * Wash the hands up to the wrists three times, and do not miss the parts between the fingers. * Clean your mouth with a brush or a finger, and gargle with water three times. * Rinse the nostrils with water three times. * Wash the face from the forehead to the chin and from ear to ear three times. * Wash the right arm followed by the left up to the elbows three times. * Wipe at least a quarter of the head with wet hands, pass the wet tips of the little fingers inside and the wet tips of the thumbs outside the ears, and pass the palms over the nape and sides of the neck. * Finally, wash the feet up to (and including) the ankles, the right foot first and then the left, taking care to wash in between the toes, each three times. The obligatory acts are as follows: * Washing the face. * Washing both arms up to and including the elbows. * Wiping a quarter of the head with wet hands. * Washing both feet up to and including the ankles. The following acts nullify wudu’: * Whatever comes out from the two private parts (front and back): waste matter, urine, wind, wadi (a thick white secretion discharged after urination), mazi (a white sticky fluid that flows from the sexual organs when thinking about sexual intercourse or foreplay, and so on), and prostatic fluid. Semen, menstrual blood, and post-childbirth blood require ghusl. * Emission of blood, pus, or yellow matter from a wound, boil, pimple, or something similar to such an extent that it flows beyond the wound’s mouth. * Vomiting a mouthful of matter. * Physical contact for pleasure between men and women without any obstacle (e.g., clothes). If the head of one’s penis disappears into a woman’s vagina, ghusl is required. * Loss of consciousness through sleep, drowsiness, and so on. * Temporary insanity, fainting, hysteria, or intoxication. * Audible laughter during prayer.

Wiping over Clean, Indoor Boots (Khuffayn)

While performing wudu’, one can wipe over (the top of) their clean, indoor boots once with wet hands instead of washing the feet. * Boots should be waterproof and cover the whole foot up to (and including) the ankles. They must have no holes wider than three fingers in width. It does not matter if their mouths are so wide that the feet can be seen when looking down at them. * They must be fit, strong, and tough enough so that the feet would not come out of them, and they should not fall down when walked in for 3 miles. * They cannot be made out of wood, glass, or metal. * One must put on the boots after washing one’s feet while performing ablution. One can wear it for a whole day if one is resident. If traveling, one can wear it for 3 consecutive days.