Ritual bath (ghusl)
الغسل من الجنابة
The major ritual bath after intimacy, menstruation and postpartum — water over the whole body with intention before prayer.
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Overview
The major purification with water after major impurity (janaba), menstruation and postpartum bleeding: washing the whole body with the intention before prayer. {1}
Connections
- Based on
- Qur'an 5:6
People and things also explored
Prayer in early Islam before the Night Journey· Command, prohibition and capacity· The days of Tashriq· The five pillars of Islam· The lawful, the unlawful and the doubtful· Imam (prayer leader)· Islam (the religion and the term)· The no-harm maxim
Sources
- Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
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islam.museum contributors. “Ritual bath (ghusl)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/practice/ghusl-al-janaba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.