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Gusal Bath Method In Islam
NOTE : ALL YOUR PRAYERS ARE INVALID IF
YOUR GHUSL IS NOT CORRECT.
Ghusl means bath..
Before making Ghusl one should make
Niyyah (intention) thus: - "I am
performing Ghusl so as to become Paak."
Without Niyyah, there is no Thawaab
(reward) although Ghusl will be valid.
Ghusl should be made in a place of total
privacy and one should not face towards
the Kiblah while making Ghusl. Ghusl may
be performed standing or seated,
preferably seated. Use sufficient water,
don't skimp nor be wasteful. One should
abstain from speaking while performing
Ghusl. It is better not to read any
Kalimah or Aayah while bathing. Be aware
of these rules whilst making Ghusl.
Procedure for performing ghusl
Wash both hands up to and including
wrists.
Wash the private parts. The hands and
private parts should be washed even if
one is not in the state of Janaabat or
Najaasat.
If there is Najaasat elsewhere on the
body, it should now be washed off.
Perform Wudhu (Read separate pamphlet
for Wudhu according to Sunnah). If
making Ghusl on a stool or platform
where water will rapidly flow away, and
then perform the complete Wudhu. If
there is fear of the feet being immersed
in wastewater during the Ghusl then
postpone the washing of the feet to the
end of the Ghusl.
Ensure that the mouth and nostrils are
thoroughly rinsed thrice.
After performing Wudhu, pour water over
the head thrice;
Then pour thrice over right shoulder
and;
Thrice again over left shoulder.
Now pour water over entire body and rub.
If the hair of the head is not plaited,
it is compulsory to wet all the hair up
to the very base. If a single hair is
left dry, Ghusl will not be valid. If
the hair of a woman is plaited, she is
excused from loosening her plaited hair,
but it is compulsory for her to wet the
base of each and every hair. If one
fails to do this then the Ghusl will not
be valid. As for men who grow long hair
and plait them, they are NOT excused
from leaving their hair dry. If a woman
experiences difficulty or is unable to
wet the very bottom of her plaited hair,
then it is necessary for her to unplaite
her hair and wash her entire head.
It is Mustahab (preferable) to clean the
body by rubbing it.
All parts of the body should be rubbed
with the hand so as to ensure that water
has reached all parts of the body, and
that no portion is left dry.
Rings and earrings, etc. should be moved
so as to ensure that no portion covered
by them is left dry. Ensure that the
navel and the ears are all wetted. If
they are not wet Ghusl will be
incomplete.
On completion one should confine oneself
to a clean place. If, while performing
Wudhu, the feet had been washed, it is
not necessary to wash them again.
Dry the body with a clean towel, and
dress as hastily as possible.
If, after Ghusl, one recalls that a
certain portion of the body is left dry,
it is not necessary to repeat the Ghusl,
but merely wash the dry portion. It is
not sufficient to pass a wet hand over
the dry place. If one has forgotten to
rinse the mouth or the nostrils, these
too could be rinsed when recalled after
Ghusl has been performed.
The three Faraa'ids (compulsory acts) of
Ghusl are:
To rinse the mouth in such a manner that
water reaches the entire mouth.
To rinse the nostrils up to the ending
of the fleshy part.
To completely wet the whole body. When
one performs these Faraa'id
intentionally or unintentionally Ghusl
will be valid.
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