The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.381- If a person doubts, after completing ghusl, whether or not he has washed the parts properly, he should not pay heed to his doubt.

Issue No.383- If a part of the body is out of the water and one makes the intention of ghusl by immersion and then submerges in the water, it is sufficient. However, the ghusl will not be valid as an obligatory precaution when one’s whole body is under water and he moves around.

Issue No.384- If one realises, after ghusl by immersion, that a spot of his body has not been washed, he should do ghusl again.

Issue No.385- In ghusl by immersion, one should lift the feet up so that water reaches under them.

Issue No.387- The one who is observing an obligatory fast, or has put on the Ihram garment for ḥajj or ‘umrah, should not do ghusl by immersion as an obligatory precaution, and should not submerge his head under water. In case, however, he performs it forgetfully, his ghusl will be in order and it will not harm his fast or his Ihram.

Issue No.388- In sequential ghusl, one may submerge in the water three times, once with the intention of the head and neck, then with the intention of the right side of the body and the third time with the intention of the left side.

Issue No.389- In ghusl by immersion, it is necessary, as an obligatory precaution, for the entire body to be ṭāhir. However, such is not necessary for the sequential ghusl, rather, it is sufficient if each part is ṭāhir before performing ghusl on it.

Issue No.391- If a part of the body remains unwashed, the ghusl is invalid. However, it is not necessary to wash the inside parts of the body, like the insides of the ears, nose and eyes.

Issue No.392- At the time of ghusl, one should remove any impediment which prevents water from reaching the body, and if there is reasonable possibility of an impediment, he should investigate and make sure that there is no impediment.

Issue No.393- One should wash the short hairs which are deemed as a part of the body. And as an obligatory precaution, it is necessary to wash both long hairs and the skin beneath them.

Issue No.395- If a person who uses a public bath for ghusl with the intention of not paying its owner or deferring the payment without certainty of his consent, his ghusl will be void as an obligatory precaution. The same ruling applies if he intends to give him haram money or the money from which he has not paid due khums.

Issue No.396- If a person uses water more than usual in a public bath, his ghusl is void as an obligatory precaution, unless he intends to get the consent of the owner by paying him extra.