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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Ritual and Spiritual Purity IV. Ghusl Janabat A. Introduction “Janabat” is a ritual impurity caused by the discharge of semen or by sexual intercourse; and the person on whom ghusl janabat becomes wajib is known as “junub”. The Qur'an says: “O you who believe! Do not go near prayers (salat) when you are ... junub until you have washed yourselves. (4:43) O you who believe! When you stand up for prayers (salat) ...

if you are junub, then purify (yourselves).” (5:6) B. The causes of Ghusl Janabat There are two causes of janabat: 1. Discharge of semen. It does not make any dif­ference whether this discharge is while awake or in a wet-dream, slight or profuse, intentionally or otherwise, in lawful way or unlawful (e.g., masturbation). In all these cases ghusl janabat becomes obligatory (wajib).

If a liquid comes out from a man and he does not know whether or not it is semen, then he should look for the following three signs: (1) emission with passion; (2) spurting discharge; (3) feeling relaxed after the discharge. If these signs are found together on him, then he should consider the liquid as semen, otherwise not. If a secretion is discharged from a woman, then it is precautionary wajib for her to do ghusl janabat provided it came with sexual passion and she felt relaxed after it.

But if the secretion comes without the sexual passion or without the feeling of relaxation after the discharge, then it is not najis and therefore ghusl is not wajib upon her. 2. Sexual Intercourse. It does not make any dif­ference whether the intercourse was lawful or unlawful, and with or without discharge of semen. In Islamic laws, sexual intercourse is defined as the penetration of the glans into the vagina or anus of the woman.

That is, for ghusl janabat to become wajib it is not necessary that full penetration or discharge of semen should take place. In case of sexual intercourse, ghusl janabat becomes wajib on both the man and the woman. C. The things which are forbidden for a Junub There are certain things in Islam which are so sacred that a Muslim cannot come into contact with them unless he or she is ritually pure and clean.

Based on this concept of sacredness, a junub is forbidden from coming into contact, in various ways, with two of the most sacred things in Islam: the Qur'an and the mosque. The following four acts are haram for the junub before performing the ghusl .