#gusl

https://sarkareummati.blogspot.com/2020/05/blog-post_26.html

Questioner: Whether she prays at home or in the mosque, is the Friday bath [ghusl] obligatory for a woman?

The Muhaddith of Yemen, The Allaamah, Shaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Waadi’ee [d. 2001], may Allaah have mercy on him, replied, “What is apparent is that it is obligatory [waajib], because it has been reported in the Saheeh [Bukhaari no. 858 and Muslim that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم] said, “Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim reaching the age of puberty,” and it has also been reported that, “It is a right upon the Muslims that they should take a bath every week ...” or something with that meaning [i.e., the Shaikh is quoting from memory so he is saying maybe the exact wording of the hadith is different; here is the wording from Bukhaari which the Shaikh was referring to, “It is Allaah's right on every Muslim that he should take a bath (at least) once in seven days,” no. 898].”

Question:

What is the proper etiquette of performing Ghusl (bath) after Janabah (major impurities)?

Answer: Bismillaah, alhamdulillahi wassalatu wassalaamu alaa rasoolillahi wa ala’ aalihi wasallam, amma ba’ad

The correct way to make the Ghusl Janabah is as in the following Hadith:

.عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ الْجَنَابَةِ بَدَأَ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ كَمَا يَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يُدْخِلُ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَيُخَلِّلُ بِهَا أُصُولَ شَعَرِهِ ثُمَّ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثَ غُرَفٍ بِيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ الْمَاءَ عَلَى جِلْدِهِ كُلِّهِ

Narrated ‘Aisha رضي الله عنها (the wife of the Prophet ﷺ): “Whenever the Prophet ﷺ took a bath after Janabah, he started by washing his hands and then performed ablution like that for the prayer. After that he would put his fingers in water and move the roots of his hair with them, and then pour three handfuls of water over his head and then pour water all over his body”.

[Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 5, Number 248; with a similar narration in Sahih Muslim]

Hence, in order to follow the Sunnah, you have to follow these steps, which are derived from the above Ahadith:

a) Wash the hands thrice before washing the body.

b) Perform the Wudhu (ablution).

c) Take a handful of water and pour it on your hair and rub till you are sure that your entire scalp has been moistened by the water.

d) Wash your head thrice

e) Wash the rest of your body. It is very important to note here that there is no authentic evidence to suggest the number of times the body has to be washed. Furthermore, there is also no authentic evidence mentioning that we have to start with the right side whilst washing the head or the body.

Wallaahu ta’ala A’lam