Ghusl is a complete washing of the whole body with water according to the rules established by religion. Such cleansing is obligatory for every Muslim man and woman after sexual intercourse, ejaculation, menstrual cycles (haid) and the postpartum period (nifas). It is done with clean water and is not valid in the case of simply wiping the body with a damp towel.
Those who are obliged to commit G. (junub) are forbidden to read the Koran in a defiled state and touch it, enter mosques (with the exception of some special cases).
The need for G. is mentioned in the verse: “And if you are in ritual pollution, then bathe. But if you are sick or on a journey, if any of you has urinated or come into contact with a woman and [at the same time] cannot find water, then bathe with clean fine sand, wiping your face and hands with it ”(5:6).

Ghusl in the linguistic meaning is the pouring of water on any place. Ghusl is also the water used for bathing.
In the Shariah meaning, ghusl is the washing of the whole body with pure water. Ghusl means cleansing the body of janaba, hayd and nifas.
Janaba (great defilement) is a state that occurs as a result of sexual intercourse, regardless of whether it was accompanied by ejaculation or not, or after ejaculation, accompanied by pleasure (even without sexual intercourse). In the Shariah meaning, ghusl is the washing of the entire body with a clean water. Ghusl means cleansing the body of janaba, hayd and nifas.
Rukn ghusl is the washing with clean water of all parts of the body that are available for ablution.
Hukm ghusl in this life is the permissibility of what was forbidden before the ghusl. Hukm in the next life is a reward for performing ghusl, provided that the person had the appropriate niyat.

There are seven things that make ghusl obligatory:

1. Exit of the seed from the penis.

The seed (المَنِي) of a man is a white liquid, thick, with an odor reminiscent of the ovary of a date or dough in a liquid state, and the smell of egg white in a dry state. The semen of a woman is not a thick liquid with a yellowish tinge.

Imams Abu Hanifa and Muhammad said that in order for the ghusl to become obligatory, the beginning of the release of the semen from its source must be accompanied by sexual pleasure, and it does not matter whether the pleasure was accompanied by the release of the semen directly from the sexual organ3. According to Imam Abu Yusuf, for the obligation of the ghusl, it is necessary that pleasure should accompany not only the beginning of the release of the seed from its source, but also the direct release of the seed from the genital organ.

Example: If a person, after the release of the seed, performed a ghusl, then performed a prayer, but after the prayer the remnants of the seed came out, he is obliged to perform a ghusl, according to Imams Abu Hanifa and Muhammad (despite the fact that he did not feel pleasure at the time of the release of the seed) , and is not obliged, according to Imam Abu Yusuf. However, his prayer is valid according to the opinion of all the sheikhs.

The opinion of Imams Abu Hanifa and Muhammad is strong in the madhhab, but in a difficult situation4 a person has the right to follow the opinion of Imam Abu Yusuf. For example, if a person who knows that it will be difficult for him to make a ghusl, feels that his semen is starting to come out, squeezed his sexual organ for a while, and then let go and the seed came out without the accompanying sexual pleasure, the ghusl for this person, according to Imam Abu Yusuf, is optional.

If a person left the remnants of the seed after he had a small need, woke up or walked some distance, he does not need to make a ghusl.

2. Insertion of the head of the penis (الحَشَفَة) of a man5 into the vagina (or anus) of a living woman.

Ghusl is optional if a finger, an artificial penis, a dead person's penis, a severed penis or an animal's penis is inserted. If a part of the head of the penis is missing, the introduction of the remaining part of it is a condition for obligatory ghusl.

If a person performed sexual intercourse through a barrier6 and there was no semen to come out, one should perform ghusl as a precaution, and it does not matter whether the sexual intercourse was accompanied by pleasure or not.

3. Sexual intercourse with a dead person or animal, accompanied by the release of semen.

4. If a person found a thin liquid in the place where he slept, does not remember whether there were wet dreams in a dream, and doubts whether this is mani7 or ointment8 (المَذْي), or doubts whether this is mani or wadi9 (الوَدْي), then, according to According to Imams Abu Hanifa and Muhammad, he is obliged to perform ghusl, but according to Imam Abu Yusuf, he is not obliged. If he doubts whether it is a wadi or an ointment, the ghusl is not obligatory, according to the opinion of all the sheikhs. If a person remembers that before going to bed his sexual organ was in an excited state, he is not obliged to perform ghusl, since this liquid is most likely an ointment, and its release does not make ghusl obligatory.

5. If a person, after being in a state of alcoholic intoxication or after fainting, finds traces that, in his opinion, with more than 50% certainty are traces of semen, he is obliged to perform ghusl as a precaution.

6. Ghusl becomes obligatory after a woman has cleansed herself of haida and nifaas.

7. A person who accepted Islam is obliged to perform a ghusl if before Islam he was in a state of janab, hayd or nifas and did not perform a ghusl before accepting Islam.

The Muslim community has a duty (fard-kifaya) to perform a full ablution of the deceased Muslim. An exception is made for a person who has committed certain types of crimes, such as refusing to obey the law.

Fardy Ghusl:

1. Rinse the nose.
2. Rinse your mouth.
3. Washing the whole body.

A person is obliged to remove from the body everything that prevents water from entering the skin, such as wax or dough. An exception is made for the painter (if he makes a ghusl over the paint on his body, his ghusl is valid). If a person has dirt under his nails, his ghusl is valid, and it does not matter where he lives - in a city or in a village.
Wash your entire body once.
Further:
4. A man who has not been circumcised is obliged to push back the foreskin and bring water to the head of the penis. If this action causes him pain or difficulty, it is permissible not to do it.
5. Washing the navel, including its inner part.
6. If a person has any folds or depressions on the body, he must wash them. If the formed folds of the skin have grown together, the person is not obliged to push them apart / tear them apart to wash, if this causes him pain.
7. If a man has braids on his head, he is obliged to unplait them to perform the ghusl, since it is obligatory to get water on all the man's hair. According to the unanimous opinion of the scholars of the Hanafi madhhab, a woman is allowed not to undo her braids if they do not interfere with the ingress of water on the scalp. A woman can wash only the outer part of the braids, without bringing water into the braid. If the braids interfere with washing the roots of the hair, unplait them - fard.
8. A man is obliged to wash his beard and the skin under his beard completely during the ghusl, even if it is very thick.
9. Washing the mustache and the skin underneath.
10. Washing the eyebrows and the skin underneath.
11. A woman is obliged to wash the outer part of the penis.

Sunnats of Ghusl:

1. Saying the basmala while washing the hands before performing the ghusl.
2. Expression of intention (niyat) in the heart to perform the ghusl at the same time as pronouncing the basmala.
3. Washing the hands, including the wrists.
4. Removal of najas from the body before the start of the ghusl after washing the hands.
5. Wash the genitals and anus.
6. Performing a small ablution before the start of the ghusl2.
7. Washing the feet at the end of the ghusl if the person is standing in a place where water is collected.
8. Three times washing of the whole body.
9. Begin ablution from the head.
10. After washing the head, pour water first on the right shoulder, then on the left.
11. Wiping the parts of the body (الدَلْك) after a person has completely washed the body with water for the first time.
12. Continuous ablution.

Adaba ghusl:

The adab of the ghusl are the same as the adab of wudu, but during the performance of the ghusl, a person should not turn towards the qibla, since his awrah is open. You should also remain silent and leave the recitation of the dua.
It is advisable to perform ghusl in a place where no one sees you.
After performing the ghusl, it is desirable to perform two rak'ah prayers, as well as after wudu.
Undesirable actions during ghusl are the same as in wudu. The exception is the recitation of the dua: during the wudu, the dua is a mandub, and during the ghusl it is a makrooh.

Situations in which it is desirable to perform ghusl

There are four cases in which ghusl is sunnah.
1. Before Friday prayer.
According to Imam Abu Yusuf, the ghusl should be performed specifically for prayer, and not for the day of Jum. Thus, if a person performs a ghusl before Friday prayer, but after that his small ablution is violated, he will not be considered to have fulfilled the Sunnah. And this opinion is the strongest in the Hanafi madhhab.
2. Before two holiday prayers (Idul-Fitr and Idul-Adha).
Ghusl for holiday prayers should be performed in the same way as for Friday - immediately before prayer.
3. Before entering ihram during Hajj or Umrah.
Ghusl in this case is performed not for the purpose of ritual cleansing, but to cleanse the body of dirt and eliminate unpleasant odors, therefore such a ghusl is sunnah even for a woman during haida or nifas. If there is no water for ghusl, tayammum is not required.
4. While standing on Arafat during the Hajj, when the sun came out of the zenith.

Explanation of situations in which it is desirable (mandub) to perform a full bath

Ghusl is desirable to perform:

1. A person who accepted Islam, being pure from Janaba, Haida and Nifaas.
2. A person who has reached the age of majority2, but before that did not observe signs of adulthood3.
3. To one who regained his mind after insanity, sobered up after intoxication, or woke up after fainting.
4. After making the hijama.
5. After washing the deceased.
6. On the night of Baraat.
7. To the one who understood that Leylatul-Qadr has come.
8. When visiting Medina.
9. During your stay in Muzdalifah with the onset of the Fajr time of the holiday.
10. Before entering Mecca to perform any tawaf.
11. Before performing tawaf al-ziyara (طواف الزيارة).
12. Before performing prayers for solar and lunar eclipses.
13. Before asking for rain with dua, istighfar or prayer.
14. After a fright.
15. After the daytime suddenly gets dark.
16. During a hurricane or strong wind.
17. After repentance, returning from a journey, the end of istihadah, to a person who was wanted to be killed, but not killed, before throwing stones during the Hajj, to a person who does not know exactly where on his body Najas fell.

فَصْلُ مَا يُوجِبُ الغُسْل

A section on actions that make it obligatory to perform a full bath (ghusl)

Ghusl in the language meaning is the spilling of water on any place. Ghusl is also the water used for bathing.

In the Shariah meaning, ghusl is the washing of the whole body with pure water. Ghusl means cleansing the body of janaba, hayd and nifas.

Janaba (great defilement) is a state that occurs as a result of sexual intercourse, regardless of whether it was accompanied by ejaculation or not, or after ejaculation accompanied by pleasure (even without sexual intercourse).

Ghusl, like voodoo, has:

1. sabab سَبَب;

1. rukn رُكْن;

1. Hukm حُكْم;

1. shart شَرْط;

1. syfat صِفَة.

1. sunnats;

1. adaba.

The reason (sabab) of the ghusl is the desire to perform an action that cannot be performed when a person is in a state of janab or when ghusl is obligatory for him.

Rukn ghusl is the washing with clean water of all parts of the body that are available for ablution.

Hukm ghusl in this life is the permissibility of what was forbidden before the ghusl. Hukm in the next life is a reward for performing ghusl, provided that the person had the appropriate niyat.

There are seven things that make ghusl obligatory:

1. The exit of the seed from the penis.

The seed (المَنِي) of a man is a white liquid, thick, with an odor reminiscent of the ovary of a date or dough in a liquid state, and the smell of egg white in a dry state. The semen of a woman is not a thick liquid with a yellowish tinge.

Imams Abu Hanifa and Muhammad said that in order for the ghusl to become obligatory, the beginning of the release of the seed from its source must be accompanied by sexual pleasure, and it does not matter whether the pleasure was accompanied by the release of the seed directly from the genital organ. According to Imam Abu Yusuf, for the obligation of the ghusl, it is necessary that pleasure should accompany not only the beginning of the release of the seed from its source, but also the direct release of the seed from the genital organ.

Example: If a person, after the release of the seed, performed a ghusl, then performed a prayer, but after the prayer the remnants of the seed came out, he is obliged to perform a ghusl, according to Imams Abu Hanifa and Muhammad (despite the fact that he did not feel pleasure at the time of the release of the seed) , and is not obliged, according to Imam Abu Yusuf. However, his prayer is valid according to the opinion of all the sheikhs.

The opinion of Imams Abu Hanifa and Muhammad is strong in the madhhab, however, in a difficult situation, a person has the right to follow the opinion of Imam Abu Yusuf. For example, if a person who knows that it will be difficult for him to make a ghusl, feels that his semen is starting to come out, squeezed his sexual organ for a while, and then let go and the seed came out without the accompanying sexual pleasure, the ghusl for this person, according to Imam Abu Yusuf, is optional.

If a person left the remnants of the seed after he had a small need, woke up or walked some distance, he does not need to make a ghusl.

Ghusl is optional if a finger, an artificial penis, a dead person's penis, a severed penis or an animal's penis is inserted. If a part of the head of the penis is missing, the introduction of the remaining part of it is a condition for obligatory ghusl.

If a person performed sexual intercourse through a barrier and there was no semen to come out, one should perform ghusl as a precaution, and it does not matter whether the sexual intercourse was accompanied by pleasure or not.

1. Sexual intercourse with a dead person or animal, accompanied by the release of semen.

1. If a person, after being in a state of alcoholic intoxication or after fainting, finds traces that, in his opinion, with more than 50% certainty are traces of semen, he is obliged to perform ghusl as a precaution.

1. Ghusl becomes obligatory after a woman is cleansed of haida and nifaas.

1. A person who accepted Islam is obliged to perform a ghusl if before Islam he was in a state of janab, haida or nifas and did not perform a ghusl before accepting Islam.

The Muslim community has a duty (fard-kifaya) to perform a full ablution of the deceased Muslim. An exception is made for a person who has committed certain types of crimes, for example, refused to obey the legitimate ruler (باغ), - such a person is not washed and funeral prayers are not performed on him.

Situations in which ghusl is not obligatory:

1. Exit wadi (الوَدْي). Wadi is a cloudy, thick, white, odorless liquid that usually comes out after urination. The exit of the ointment and wadi does not require ghusl, according to the unanimous opinion of all the sheikhs.

1. Emissions without semen.

1. Sexual intercourse through an obstruction (such as a cloth) that was not accompanied by pleasure. In this case, ghusl is not obligatory, but it should be done as a precaution.

1. Enema in the anus.

1. Inserting a finger (or something similar) into a woman's genitals or anus.

1. Copulation with an animal or a dead woman in which there was no ejaculation.

Alhamdulillah, you converted to Islam (or started to follow the religion that your ancestors followed). And, of course, you have many questions, the first of which is how to perform ablution and prayer correctly? Sisters often write to us on the site and in the group with questions - how to perform ablution and prayer, whether such an action violates ablution (and the like).

Since for the validity of prayer it is necessary to be in a state of ritual purity (in Arabic taharat), in this article, with the permission of Allah, we will talk about ablution.

The concept of "taharat" (literally "purity") includes the performance of a full ablution (washing the whole body with water, in other words - bathing) and a small one - when you need to wash only certain parts of the body.

Complete ablution (ghusl)

When is a full ablution (ghusl in Arabic) necessary?

A woman must perform a full ablution after the end of menstruation (haid) and postpartum bleeding (nifas), as well as after marital intimacy.

A man also performs ghusl after marital relations and after ejaculation (pollution).

Also, a full ablution should be performed by a person who has just converted to Islam, since a sexually mature person at least once in his life had a situation where a full ablution was necessary. So if you have recently converted to Islam (or have just recently gathered to pray), you should perform a full wudu

According to Shariah, ablution consists of three mandatory parts (fard ghusl):

1. Washing the nose.

2. Rinse your mouth.

3. Washing the whole body with water.

When bathing, it is necessary to remove from the body everything that can prevent the penetration of water, for example, paint, wax, dough, nail polish.

It is necessary to wash such areas of the body where water may not reach during normal bathing - for example, skin folds inside the navel, auricle and skin behind the ear, skin under the eyebrows, holes for earrings in the ears (if a woman has pierced ears).

When performing a full ablution, it is also necessary to wash the skin on the head and hair. If a woman has long braids, she may not unravel them if they do not interfere with the ingress of water on the scalp (if they interfere, then she needs to unplait them).

Also, a woman needs to wash the outer part of the penis (what is available when she squats).

Since it is necessary to rinse the mouth to perform the ghusl, everything that can prevent the penetration of water to the surface must be removed from the teeth. However, this does not apply to dental fillings and crowns or dentures, they do not need to be removed! As for braces, orthopedic plates that are placed to correct teeth: if they are removable and easy to remove, they must be removed; if they are attached to the teeth in such a way that only a doctor can remove them, you do not need to touch them, bathing will be valid.

Full ablution has its own sunnats and adabs (actions that are considered optional, but desirable and increase the reward for worship). You can read about them in this article: "Fards, sunnats and adabs of ablution"

It is also important to remember what actions are forbidden to a person who does not have a full ablution(for example, a woman during menstruation):

1. You can not perform prayer, as well as perform sajda-tilava (prostration to the earth when reading certain verses of the Koran) and sajda-shukr (prostration of gratitude to Allah).

2. Touching the Koran or the verses of the Koran (if they are printed in a book of religious content). This does not apply to the text of the Quran printed on a computer or other electronic media. In this case, it will only be impossible to touch the text of the Koran displayed on the screen with your hands, but you can read it from your phone (not aloud).

3. Reading even one verse of the Qur'an aloud (however, you can read less than the verse - for example, say the phrases "Alhamdulillah" or "Bismillah", which are also part of the verses). Of course, this applies only to the Arabic original of the Qur'an, and not to its translations. However, you can recite the verses of the Qur'an to yourself, mentally.

An exception is made for the verses and suras of the Qur'an, which are duas (supplications) and are read to protect against any harm - such as suras Al-Fatiha, Al-Ihlyas, Al-Falyak and An-Nas and ayat Al-Kursi.

4. Visiting the mosque.

5. Detour during the Kaaba (tawaf) in the Hajj.

Note:

There is a difference between the state of defilement (junub) and the state of haida and nifas. In a state of defilement (for a woman - after marital relations), one cannot perform prayer, but one can fast (during Ramadan, for example). In the state of haida and nifaas, one cannot fast.

For a more detailed explanation of the issue, you can refer to this article: "Women's fiqh of ablution"

Frequently Asked Questions regarding ghusl:

• It should be noted that a full ablution (bathing) replaces a small ablution. That is, if, for example, your period has just ended and you have performed a ghusl, you will not need to additionally perform a small ablution before prayer (unless you have committed actions that violate wudu - you have not gone to the toilet, for example ).

• “If I took a bath, and then a situation occurred in which wudu’ was disturbed (for example, the release of gases), do I need to bathe again?”– No, since this action does not violate the complete ablution, you do not need to bathe again, it is enough to renew wudu.

• Is it possible to dye your hair, use various chemical products for curling or styling your hair - will there really be a full ablution in this case?-The decision here will depend on the mode of action of the paint or other substance. If it allows water to pass through, your ghusl is valid, if not, you will have to remove the dye from your hair before bathing. How exactly this or that paint works, we cannot say, you need to find out from their manufacturers. However, we know for sure: dyeing hair with henna does not prevent the penetration of water, so the ghusl will be valid.

Small ablution (wudu)

As for the small ablution (Wudu in Arabic), it will be needed in the following cases:

1. After visiting the toilet (for large or small need).

2. After the release of gases.

3. In case of sleep or fainting (with the exception of the case when a person fell asleep sitting, pressing his buttocks to the floor).

4. The release of blood, pus or other fluid from the human body. The exit is understood as the release of a substance beyond the boundaries of its source (for example, bleeding from the nose or the release of blood beyond the boundaries of a wound or cut). If blood only appears in the wound (as from a pin prick, for example), but does not flow out, wudu is not violated.

5. In the event that a person has vomited, provided that the vomiting completely fills the mouth.

6. Bleeding in the mouth (from the gums, for example), provided that there was more or as much blood as saliva. This is determined by the color of saliva - if it is yellow or orange, then there is little blood, if with a red tint or dark red, then there is more blood.

7. In case of intoxication or insanity.

What does NOT break ablution:

1. Separation from the human body of a piece of skin (corns, for example), which is not accompanied by bleeding.

2. Touching the genitals (one's own or another person - for example, a woman changes a baby's diaper, this does not violate ablution).

3. Touching a person of the opposite sex who is not a mahram does not violate wudu.

4. Expectoration of mucus, even if there is a lot of it.

According to Shariah, ablution includes four obligatory parts (voodoo fards):

1. Face wash. Important- pay attention to what is considered the boundaries of the face!

Face borders: in length - from the hairline to the tip of the chin, in width - from one earlobe to the other.

2. Washing hands up to and including the elbow joint.

3. Washing the feet up to and including the ankles.

Very important: the condition for the validity of ablution is the ingress of water on all areas of the skin within the boundaries of the organ that needs to be washed! Therefore, there should be no substances on the body that can prevent water from penetrating the skin - for example, dough, wax, glue, nail polish. If you have rings on your fingers, they must be moved so that water gets under them.

However, if you dye your hair or hands with henna, this does not interfere with ablution, since henna passes water.

4. Rubbing (masch) one quarter of the head with a damp hand.

It will be valid to wipe the hair on the head (and not on the forehead or on the neck). It will be invalid to wipe a braid braided around the head, or hair that falls from the head in a loose state.

What is forbidden to do without a little ablution:

1. Perform namaz;

2. Touch the Arabic text of the Holy Quran (but you can read the Quran on electronic media - phone, tablet, computer, without touching the screen with the displayed text);

3. Perform soot-tilava while reading the Holy Quran;

4. Make a detour around the Kaaba (tawaf).

A small ablution also has its own sunnats and adab. You can read about them here: "Ahkyams and sunnats of small ablution". Also, the order of small ablution is shown in some detail in the picture above.

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Wudu:

• Should contact lenses be removed from the eyes?– No, the eyes do not belong to the organs that need to be washed when washing the face, so you do not need to remove the lenses.

• Does ablution break the contact with clothes or body of substances that are considered impure (najas)? — The ingress of such substances (najas) on the body or clothes does not violate wudu. It is enough to wash this place three times with water (from a smooth surface - for example, leather clothes - just wipe off the dirt), and it is considered that you have removed the impurities.

Mash (rubbing) of leather socks and bandages

Wiping khuffs (leather socks):

According to Sharia, a person is allowed to wipe special leather socks (khuffs) instead of washing his feet. They must be worn after performing ablution - on clean feet. The next time a person’s ablution goes bad, he will not need to wash his feet, just run his wet hand once from the tip of the fingers to the shin on the surface of the sock, and the small ablution will be valid.

The validity of such wiping is one day and one night for a settled person and three days and three nights for a traveler. It is necessary to count the period of validity from the moment a person's ablution was spoiled for the first time (after he put on khuffs).

Attention! Wiping over ordinary (cotton, wool, synthetic) socks or stockings will not be valid. It is also not allowed to wipe a scarf or skullcap (instead of a hair mask), gloves (instead of washing hands), niqab (instead of washing your face).

Wiping the bandage

What to do if a bandage was applied to a person due to an injury or fracture (and getting water on the wound can damage health):

In this case, a person can simply wipe the bandage with a wet hand once (it is not necessary to wipe the entire bandage - it is enough to wipe most of it). If there is concern that washing the skin near the bandage may cause water to enter the wound and cause damage, one can also wipe (rather than wash) the skin near the bandage and the ablution will be valid.

You can read more about wiping socks and bandages in the article: “Actions that violate the validity of the mask on socks. Wiping the bandage.

Note: all the above rules and decisions regarding ritual purity refer to the opinion of the scholars of the Hanafi legal school (madhhab). The decisions of scholars of other madhhabs on the issues of ablution, in particular, the Shafi'i madhhab, will be somewhat different. Therefore, Muslims living in regions where the Shafi school is followed (Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia) should refer to the relevant sites and scholars.

Muslima (Anya) Kobulova

Based on materials from the Darul-Fikr website

Full ablution is called ghusl. This is the process of pouring water over the entire surface of the body. A woman is required to perform a full ablution after the cessation or postpartum bleeding, as well as after intimacy.

The procedure for performing a full ablution:

• Make (niyat) the intention with the words: "I intend to make a complete ablution for the pleasure of Allah Almighty."


• Before undressing, one must say the words: "Bismillah" (With the name of Allah). Since it is impossible to say a prayer to a naked person and it is undesirable to talk.


• First of all, you need to wash your hands.


• Wash yourself, wash shameful places, remove everything impure from the body.


• Perform a small ablution without washing only the feet.


• Pour water over the body three times, starting from the head and moving to the right shoulder, then to the left, wash the whole body, last of all the legs.

In the case when the hair is braided, the woman is not obliged to unravel it, if nothing prevents the access of water to the roots of the hair. That is, you do not need to loosen your hair, the water should get to the roots of the hair, but not necessarily the hair.

A full ablution is considered valid if a person has rinsed his mouth, washed his nose and washed his whole body. That is, it is necessary to perform three mandatory steps.

Small ablution

A small ablution is called wudu.

The procedure for performing a small ablution:

• Intention: "I intend to perform a small ablution for the pleasure of Allah Almighty."


• The pronunciation of the word: "Bismillah" (With the name of Allah).


• Washing the hands up to the wrists.


• Rinse your mouth three times.


• Washing the nose three times (drawing in water through the nose and blowing your nose).


• Washing the face three times.


• Washing hands up to the elbows, three times.


• Rubbing the head, wetting only once the hands, wiping the ears, without wetting the hands and neck again with the back of the hand. You should wipe the inside of the ears with the index fingers, the outer side with the big ones (all this is done only once).


• Washing feet three times. First, once, rinsing between the fingers.

A small ablution spoils any discharge from the genitals and anus (feces, urine, gases, etc.), discharge of blood, pus from the body, vomiting, loss of consciousness, sleep.

Without a full ablution, a small ablution is considered invalid. After a complete ablution, it is not necessary to take a small ablution again.

A Muslim woman is a woman who is pure in soul and body. Allah Almighty gave us a soul and a body as an amanat for use in this world and we are responsible for their health. And if the soul is cleansed through prayer, good deeds, sincere intentions, improving and improving day by day, then the body should always be kept clean through water. It is said in a hadith that purity is half of faith. Where everything is clean and order is observed - there will be no place for dirt, sins, negative thoughts will not linger in such places and our common enemy - shaitan - will not become a visitor.

How to be clean?

In fact, cleanliness refers to all aspects of the life of a Muslim woman, wherever she may be, keeping cleanliness should be her rule, as well as leaving cleanliness behind. Now we are not talking about purity of heart or purity of intentions, we are not talking about purity of soul or thoughts, because spiritual purity is individual and each person has his own way of purification and his own ways of improving and educating himself. Spiritual purity is very important, and along with it, one should not forget about physical purity. Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the main example for us in this. Our main teacher always took care of the cleanliness of his body and encouraged everyone around him to be clean and tidy in everything. A pleasant aroma of a bowl emanated from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, his favorite color in clothes was white, which once again emphasized his great attention to cleanliness.

The purity with which you still need to start observing the laws of Islam is the purity of your own body. There is a concept in Islamic Shari'ah (legislation), referred to as "ghusl", in other words, a full ablution. Ghusl is the washing of the whole body, from head to toe, so that not a single dry spot remains. You can learn more about the procedure for performing ablution in the following articles.

When is it necessary to take a full ablution or what violates the ghusl?

Taking a full ablution, ghusl for a Muslim woman is obligatory in the following cases:

• As soon as the postpartum cleansing is completed, which usually lasts from 1 to 40 days
• After monthly cleansing of the menstrual cycle
• Also after intercourse

What can not be done without a ghusl?

To answer this question, it is necessary to separate two states for a Muslim woman, in which she is not allowed to perform certain instructions and actions.

1. The Junub state, when a woman simply needs to cleanse herself, that is, make a ghusl, having bathed from head to toe. In this state, there is no reason why the ghusl was violated, and the following is forbidden for a woman:

• Prayer
• Tawaf (circling around the Ka'ba during the Hajj)
• Carry or handle the text of the Qur'an without a cover (which should be separate from it)
• Read the Qur'an aloud, even part of it
• Enter the mosque

1. Condition of a woman during postpartum cleansing and menstruation. The reason for the absence of the ghusl has not ended and therefore in this state it is forbidden for a woman:

• All of the above
• Fasting
• Having sexual intercourse with your husband

Ghusl for a woman is the purity of the body, and the purity of the soul begins with it. Try to always be in full ablution, and not delay taking the ghusl, because for us, Muslim women, this is very important. An exception may be the fear of getting very sick due to hypothermia or the risk of aggravating an existing illness. Once again, let us remember that our health is an amanat given in safety, and we must take care of it in order to be strong and strong in soul and body, in order to observe what the Almighty has commanded us and avoid what He has forbidden.

Some people, even among Muslims, do not pay due attention to cleanliness, and the rules for performing a full ablution, considering this to be superfluous, caring only for spiritual beauty. This is a misconception about our religion. Islam is based on cleanliness in all respects and if the physical cleanliness of a Muslim were not so important, then the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, would not have taught us the rules for performing a full ablution and other actions of the Muslim Shari'ah. May it be good for you in everything, and may Allah, through washing, open new knowledge of Islam for you, open your soul to good intentions, save you from mental illnesses and bad thoughts, because truly, water is a gift from the Creator. Being the first creation of the Almighty, water cleanses not only the body, but also the soul of a person, leaving lightness and freshness, charging the body with health, adding strength to worship the Creator and inspiring to perform extraordinary good deeds!