Step by Step Ritual Bath

*Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu*

*Step By Step Ritual Bath*

Ritual bath includes: Ghusl Janabah (Impurity Following Sexual Discharge), Ghusl Haydah
(Menses), Ghusl Nifaas (Postpartum Bleeding), and Ghusl Mayyit (Deceased)

*Things which make ghusl obligatory are:*

• Intercourse, which is when male private part enters d female’s private part, even if he does not ejaculate. Bukhari, 291; Muslim, 348 Sharh Muslim, 4/40, 41

• Emission of maniy (either as a result
masturbation or dreaming) by male and female, Muslim 343. Mawsu’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (31/195)

• Menstruation

• Nifaas (post-partum bleeding)

Apart from the aforementioned, there are other things that scholars differ on, *these are:*

Maot (death), Jum’at, Dkhulul Islam, Eid etc.
Mawsu’ah alFiqhiyyah (31/204), Sharh al-
Mumti’ (1/379), Muwatta’ (1/51), Bukhari (282) and an-Nasaa’i (1/114), Sharh al-Sunnah (2/9) al-Mughni (1/200) al-Fath (1/389, Fatawa ash- Shaykh Ibn Baz, 10/173

*Note:* There are two more related things to *maniy*, they are *madhiy* and *wadiy*.

So, what is *maniy?*

*Maniy* is the fluid that comes out of a man in gushes and it comes out of d wman without gushes, when climax is reached
accompanied by feelings of pleasure, and is followed by physical exhaustion.

In other words, maniy refers to as semen or sperm. The man’s water is white and thick, and d woman’s water is yellow and thin. Muslim, Sahih Muslim, 311, 469.

This description
applies when a person is healthy, nd in most cases, and if a man engages in intercourse too
frequently, his semen may become red and
resemble the juice that comes from meat.
Sahih Muslim (3/222).

*Madhiy* is a gluey transparent colour fluid that is emitted when a person is thinking of or desiring intercourse; it does not gush out in gushes, its emission is not accompanied by
feelings of pleasure, and it is not followed by exhaustion. This happen to male and female alike, althogh it is more common among female. Sharh Muslim, 3/213.

This does not make ghusl obligatory; rather wuduh is
required in this case.

*Wadiy* is the white thick fluid that usually
comes out after urine, and it is known to come out as a result of sickness. This does not make ghusl obligatory.

*Ritual bath steps using acceptable water 4 purification:*

*STEP 1:* Form the intention to purify oneself from impurity

*STEP 2:* Say Bismillah and wash the hands 3 times, then wash any dirt from the private part.

*STEP 3:* Do wuduh (ablution) as for prayer, a complete wuduh.

*STEP 4:* Pour water over the head three
times, and rub the hair so that the water
reaches the roots of the hair.

*STEP 5:* Wash the entire body, making sure that the water reaches all parts, starting with the right side of the body and then the left, and rubbing it with the hands so that the water reaches the entire body, including roots of the hair, the armpits, and backs of the knees. Q5:6, Bukhari (248) and Muslim (316), Bukhari
(258) and Muslim (318). Sharh al- Mumti’(1/423) Majmu’ Fatawa Shaykh Ibn
‘Uthaymin, 11/qeustn no. 180. Majmu’
Fatawa Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 11/question no. 181.

*Note:* A woman does not have to undo her braided hair when she does ghusl following
janabah or menses, but she must make sure that the water reaches all parts of her body, including the hair and its roots. Muslim Sahih.Majmu’ Fataawa Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 10/182,
Majmu’ Fataawa Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 10/161. Majmu’ Fatawa Ibn ‘Uthaymin, 11/318, 319. Risalah fildima’ al-Tabi’iyyah lin-Nisaa by Shayk Ibn Uthaymin.

*May Allah grant us benefiting understanding*