The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.493- If a woman who menstruates for less than ten days every month, sees lochia for more than ten days, she should consider the time equal to the duration of her menstruation as nifās and as an obligatory precaution, abandon all acts of worship until the tenth day. If however, the lochia exceeds ten days, only the time equal to the duration of her menstruation should be considered as nifās and the rest as istiḥāḍah. Therefore, she must perform the acts of worship abandoned during these few days as qaḍā.

Issue No.525- There is no harm if the quantity of Sidr and camphor is so much that the water becomes mixed water but it should not be so little that it may be said that Sidr and camphor are not mixed in it. In case it becomes mixed it is better that the dead body is washed with it first and later water be poured on the body so that the water would become unmixed water.

Issue No.529- One who performs ghusl on the dead body should perform this act with the intention of proximity to Allah and complying with His commands.

Issue No.531- If a foetus of four months or more is still-born, its dead body should be given ghusl but if it had not yet completed four months, it should, as an obligatory precaution, be wrapped up in a piece of cloth and buried without ghusl.

Issue No.537-If the dead body becomes najis it is obligatory to make it ṭāhir before giving ghusl. Moreover, it is a recommended precaution to rinse the whole dead body from any najis substance before ghusl.

Issue No.386- If somebody does not have sufficient time for sequential ghusl, he must perform ghusl by immersion if possible.

Issue No.399-When one became junub and performed some prayers after that and he later doubts whether or not he had performed ghusl before the prayers, in this case the prayers he has performed are correct but he must perform ghusl for the subsequent prayers.

Issue No.401- One can perform his prayers with any ghusl and it is not necessary to make wuḍū, whether it is ghusl of janābah or another, and whether it is obligatory or a recommended ghusl whose recommendability has been established in Islamic tradition. However, as a recommended precaution, one should perform wuḍū for prayer after all ghusls except ghusl of janābah.

Issue No.390- We said earlier that the perspiration of a person who is in a state of janābah due to a haram act is not najis, and such a person may perform ghusl with warm water. However, it would be better to do it with tepid water so that he may not perspire.

Issue No.610- One cannot offer prayer with the ghusl performed with the intention of rajā’. Rather, he should also, as an obligatory precaution, perform wuḍū. However, it is permissible to offer prayer with ghusls that are proved definitely to be mustaḥab such as Friday ghusl.

Issue No.611- One ghusl with the intention of performing all will suffice if one wants to perform a number of mustaḥab ghusls, or a number of ghusls, some of which are mustaḥab and some obligatory, or when all are obligatory [on him].

Issue No.508- A Muslim who is dying, whether a man or a woman, old or young, should, as an obligatory precaution, be laid on his/her back, in such a manner that the soles of the feet face the Qibla. And if it is not possible for him to be laid completely in the said manner, they should, as an obligatory precaution, act upon this instruction to the extent possible. However, if this is not possible, he should be seated facing the Qibla, and if this is not possible either, he should be laid on either his right or left side with his front towards the Qibla.