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'''Ghusl''' (غسل) is an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] term referring to the full [[Ablution#Ablution in Islam|ablution]] (ritual washing) required in [[Islam]]. In order to enter a state of purity before ''[[salat]]'', a [[Muslim]] usually performs the partial ablution, or ''[[wudu]]''. In some cases, it is ''[[mustahab]]'' (recommended) to perform ''ghusl''. These cases include:
# Friday prayer<ref>''[[Sahih al-Bukhari]]'', Volume 1, Book 12, [[Hadith]] number 817</ref> <ref>''Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat'' by Shaykh [[Ibn Baz|Abd al-Aziz ibn Baaz]], part 12, pg. 404</ref>
# Entering ''[[ehram]]'' for ''[[hajj]]'' <ref name="tamaam">''Tamaam al-Minnah'' by Shaykh [[al-Albani]], pg. 120</ref>
# Being unconscious<ref name="tamaam">Ibid.</ref>
# Burying a ''[[mushrik]]''<ref name="tamaam">Ibid.</ref>
# Before going out for the ''[[Eid]]'' prayer <ref>''Sharh Mukhtasar'', Volume 2, pg. 102</ref>
# Before a new Muslim takes ''[[Shahadah|shahada]]'' for the first time
# Before performing [[Namaz-e-tawbah]] ([[Shia Islam|Shia Muslims]]).
In other cases a ''ghusl'' is obligatory. These cases are:
# After having [[sexual intercourse]] or any discharge of [[semen]] or sexual fluids.<ref>''[[Sahih Muslim]]'', hadith number 616</ref><ref>''Sharh as-Sunnah'' by al-Baghawi, vol 2., pg. 9</ref>
# After a woman completes her [[menstrual cycle]].<ref>''Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz'' by Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baaz, vol. 10 pg. 161</ref><ref>''Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen'' by [[Uthaymeen|Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen]], vol. 11 pg. 318-319</ref>
# After a woman gives birth.
# Death away from the battlefield <ref>''Sahih al-Bukhari'', Volume 2, Book 23, Hadith number 345</ref>
==The method of performing ''ghusl''==
''Note: The method of performing ghusl varies amongst the Sunni and Shia school of thoughts in [[Islam]].''
===Method according to the Sunnah (the Sunni school of thought)===
It is reported from [[Aisha|Aisha bint Abi Bakr]] that,
"When Allah's Messenger bathed because of sexual intercourse, He first washed his hands; He then poured water with his right hand on his left hand and washed his private parts. He then performed ''wudu'' as is done for prayer. He then took some water and ran his fingers in the roots of his hair. And when He found that it had been properly moistened, He poured three handfuls on his head and then poured water over His body and subsequently washed his feet." <ref>''Sahih Muslim'', hadith number 616</ref>
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In addition, it is reported from [[ibn Abbas]] on the authority of Maimuna, his mother's sister, that she said:
"I placed water near The Messenger of Allah to take a bath because of sexual intercourse. He (washed the palms of his hands twice or thrice and then put His hand in the basin and poured water over His body then struck hand against the earth and rubbed it with force and then performed ablution for the prayer and then poured three handfuls of water on His head and then washed His whole body after which He moved aside from that place and washed His feet, and then I brought a towel (so that He may wipe his body), but He returned it." <ref>''Sahih Muslim'', hadith number 620</ref>
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In another hadith, ibn Abbas stated that Maimuna said that The Messenger of Allah was given a towel (after ''ghusl''), but He did not rub His body with it, but He did like this with water (i.e. he shook it off). <ref>''Sahih Muslim'', hadith number 622</ref>
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Similarly, [[Uthaymeen|Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen]] said, "Sufficient ''ghusl'' means that you rinse your mouth and nose, then you wash your entire body with water, even if that means plunging yourself into deep water in one go.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
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Complete ''ghusl'' means washing your private parts and anywhere else that is contaminated with traces of impurity, then you do full ''wudoo’'', then you pour water over your head three times, making sure that it reaches the roots of the hair. Then you wash the right side of the body then the left side."<ref>''I’laam al-Musaafireen bi Ba’d Aadaab wa Ahkaam al-Safar wa ma Yakhuss al-Mallaaheen al-Jawwiyyeen'' by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen, pg. 11</ref>
===Method according to the Shia school of thought===
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According to the Shia school there are two main methods of performing a ''ghusl''. For both methods one has to begin with ''niyah'', the ''intention'' to remove any impurities.
* ''Irtimasi'': one has to submerge the entire body in pure water, either at once or in stages. <ref name="ghusl">http://www.al-islam.org/laws/ghusl.html</ref>
* ''Tartibi'': one needs to start by washing the head and neck, and then the rest of the body, preferably the right side first followed by the left side. <ref name="ghusl">>http://www.al-islam.org/laws/ghusl.html</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
For Authentic Hadiths Visit: http://www.YaNabi.com
* ''[[Mikvah]]'', the Jewish ritual bath
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