Ghusl (Ritual Bath)

Ghusl (Ritual Bath)

If a man or a woman had sexual intercourse or ejaculated semen with lust while being awake or asleep, they must make Ghusl (take a ritual bath) to perform prayer or any worship that requires purification. Also, the woman must make Ghusl at the end of her menstrual period or postpartum period before she can perform prayer or any worship that requires purification.

The manner of performing Ghusl is as follows:

That the Muslim washes his whole body with water in any way, including rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nostrils. If the water reached his whole body, he becomes free of major impurity and his purification is complete.

The person in a state of Janābah (major ritual impurity) is not allowed to do the following until he makes Ghusl :

• 1 Praying.
• 2 Circumambulating the Ka‘bah (Tawāf).
• 3 Staying in the Masjid (mosque), but he may only pass without staying therein.
• 4 Touching the Mus-haf (bound copy of the Qur’an).
• 5 Reciting the Qur’an.