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Topic #4 · Worship
Major Purification
Ghusl (Full Body Purification)
The ritual full-body bath that purifies a person from major ritual impurity before prayer.
💡 Key Takeaway:
Ghusl requires only two essentials: the sincere intention in your heart, and ensuring water reaches every single part of your body and hair.
When is Ghusl Required?
- Embracing Islam: Highly recommended upon taking the Shahadah to begin anew.
- After sexual intimacy or seminal emission (orgasm): For both men and women.
- After menstrual bleeding or post-natal bleeding ceases: For women.
The Simplest, Complete Way to Perform Ghusl
- Intention: Intend in your heart that this shower is for purification (Ghusl).
- Bismillah: Say "Bismillah" before entering or beginning.
- Wash private parts: Wash away any impurity thoroughly with water.
- Rinse mouth and nose: Take water into your mouth and nose and blow it out.
- Wash entire body: Let water run over your whole body from head to toe, ensuring water reaches the scalp and roots of hair. Nothing remains dry.
Once you finish this full shower, you are in a state of complete purity and can pray immediately without making a separate Wudu!
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