Ghusal

Q: How to clean one's body from the Hukmi Nijasat, i.e., Hadath Akbar and Janabat.
A: The body can be cleaned of Hukmi Nijasat by taking Ghusal.

Q: What is Ghusal?

A: Ghusal means taking bath ; but there is a particular way of taking bath described by Shari' at.

q: what is the way of taking Ghusal ?

a: the way of taking Ghusal is this : first wash hands up to the wrist; then wash the private parts and the uncleanliness of Haqiqi Nijasat from the body. then do Wudu. then throw some water over the body three times and gargle and put water into the nostrils.

Q: How many things are Fard in Ghusal?

A: Three things are Fard in Ghusal :
(1) passing water into and out of the mouth, i.e., gargling;
(2) putting water into nostrils;
(3) passing the water over the whole body.

Q: How many Sunnat are there in Ghusal?

a. there are five Sunnat in Ghusal :

(1) washing hands up to the wrists ;

(2) washing the private parts and the parts over which uncleanliness if found ;

(3) Niyyat of washing off Hukmi Nijasat ;

(4) doing Wudu first ;

(5) passing water over the whole body thrice.

Q: how many types of Ghusal are there ?

A: there are three types ; Fard, Sunnat and Mustahib .

Q: how many Sunnat types of Ghusal are there , and what are they ?

A: they are four in number ,

1) Ghusal for Friday prayers.

2) Ghusal for Namaz of two "Eids".

3) Ghusal before one put on "ihram" before hajj.

4) Ghusal for Wuquf at "Arafat".

Q: what sort of Ghusal are Mustahab and what are they ?

A: there are many Mustahab Ghusal . some of them are :

1) Ghusal on the night of 15th of the month of Sha'ban which is called Shab-e-Barat .

2) Ghusal on the night of 'Arfa, i.e. the night following the evening of 8th of the month of Zil-Hajja.

3) Ghusal for the Namaz of lunar or solar eclipse.

4) Ghusal for Namaz Istasqa, (prayers for rains).

5) Ghusal before entering Makkah Muazzama or medina Munawwara.

6) Ghusal for the person who has given bath to the dead .

7) Ghusal of a Kafir at the time of his embracing Islam .

Q: if there is necessity of Ghusal and one stands in the rain or dives into the river so that water flows over his body , will it complete the Ghusal ?

A: yes , Ghusal will be completed if one also passes water into his mouth and nostrils.

Q: is it necessary to face Qibla while doing Ghusal ?

A: it is not allowed to the face Qibla when one is naked . there is no harm , however , if Satr is covered .

Q: how to do Ghusal with Satr uncovered ?

A: it is all right to do so if it is some in a bath room or at such place where no one can cast his eye over his Satr .

Q: how many things are Makrooh in Ghusal ?

A: (1) waste of water , (2) talking or facing Qibla while Satr is not covered , (3) Wudu done against Sunnat are Makrooh .

Q: if Wudu is not done before Ghusal , is it necessary to do Wudu after Ghusal for prayers ?

A: Ghusal completes Wudu , so there is no necessity of doing Wudu again.