Sulayman bin Khalid asked Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) about...

Sulayman bin Khalid asked Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) about a man who became ritually impure because of sexual intercourse and then performed ghusl without urinating. Then some drops came out of him.

The Imam said, “He must repeat the ghusl .” Sulayman: “What if similar drops come out of a woman after she has performed ghusl ?” The Imam said, “She does not have to repeat the ghusl .” Sulayman: “What is the difference between the two?” The Imam said, “(A woman does not have to repeat ghusl janabat) because what comes out of her is certainly from the (remnants of the) discharge of man.” [^2]47 D. A summary of Ghusl This is a summary of ghusl .

The recommendable acts of ghusl are in italics type-face. 1. Remove the najasat (semen, blood) from the body. 2. Niyyat. 3. Wash the hands up to the elbows three time. 4 ***.*** Gargle three times. 5. Wash the head down to the neck; wipe your hand on the face and neck, and comb the hair with your fingers. 6. Wash the right side of your body from the shoulders down to the feet; include some part of the left side also. While washing, wipe the body with your hand. 7.

Wash the left side of your body from the shoulders down to the feet; include some part of the right side also. While washing, wipe the body with your hand. E. The conditions for the validity of Ghusl The validity of ghusl depends on certain conditions which are known as “the conditions for the validity of ghusl ”. These conditions are ten in number: three condi­tions are related to the water, four are related to the person and three to the act of ghusl itself. i. The Water: 1.

The water must be mutlaq (unmixed, pure). 2. The water must be tahir (ritually clean). 3. The water must be mubah (lawful). The details of these conditions are same as the conditions of the water of wudu. ii. The Person: 4 . Niyyat. 5. All parts of the body must be clean from the impurity (e.g., semen, blood) before starting the ghusl . 6. Use of water should not be harmful to the person who wants to perform ghusl . 7. The ghusl must be performed by the person him­self.

(The details are same as in wudu) iii. The Ghusl 8. The place where ghusl is being performed must be mubah (lawful). 9. The ghusl should be performed either in tartibi manner or in irtimasi manner. 10 . All parts of the body must be washed thoroughly as explained above. F. Some general rules 1.