How to Perform Ghusl
(Ritual
Question: What is the proper way to bathe and purify the body after
having wet dreams?
Name of Mufti Sheikh
Ahmad Kutty
Content
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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most
Merciful.
All
praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His
Messenger.
Dear
brother in Islam thanks a lot for your question, which reflects your care to
have a clear view of the teachings of Islam. Allah commands Muslims to refer to
people of knowledge to become well acquainted with the teachings of Islam in
all aspects of life. Also, we’d like to commend your concern about
purification, which is regarded by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon
him) as half of the faith.
Responding
to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty,
a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of
“The
proper method of ghusl (ritual bath) involves the
following steps:
1.
Make the niyyah (intention) to perform ghusl for purification.
2.
Wash your private parts thoroughly with water.
3. Perform wudu’
(ablution) except for washing of your feet, which you can do later while
bathing the body.
4.
Wash the entire body, starting with your head and the right side, followed by
the left.
5.
It is preferred that the whole body be washed three times. The minimum is once.
Having
completed the above, you are considered eligible to perform the salah (prayer).”
(Excerpted,
with slight modifications, from: www.islam.ca)
Allah
Almighty knows best.