Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it necessary to wash whole body during Ghusl?

· 3 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 22831English

Question

Assalam Alaikum.I wanted to ask you that is is compulsary to take full ghusl ( FRom Hair ) after SEX, or is it ok that we will take ghusl from body only ?pls revert.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuhu

The necessary acts of Ghusl are to wash the entire body including hair, rinse the mouth, and rinse the nose. [1]

Note that if a female’s hair is plaited, she does not have to unplait her hair as long as water reaches the roots of her hair. [2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A.

Checked and Concurred by,
Moulana Ismail Desai.

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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] وفرض الغسل:المضمضة، والاستنشاق، وغسل سائر البدن. (اللباب في شرح الكتاب، ج 2، ص 25-26، دار السراج)

[2] (وليس) يلازم (على المرأة أن تنقض) أي: أي تحل ضفر (ضفائرها في الغسل) حيث كانت مضفورة، وإن لم يبلغ الماء داخل الضفائر، قال في الينابيع: وهو الأصح ومثله في البدائع، وفي الهداية: وليس عليها بل ذوائبها، وهو الصحيح، وفي الجامع الحسامي: وهو المختار، وهذا (إذا بلغ الماء أصول الشعر) أي منابته، قيد بالمرأة لأن الرجل يلزمه نقض ضفائره، وإن وصل الماء إلى أصول الشعر. وبالضفائر لأن المنقوض يلزم غسل كله، وبما إذا بلغ الماء أصول الشعر لأنه إذا لم يبلغ يجب النقض. (اللباب في شرح الكتاب، ج 2، ص 27-28، دار السراج)

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Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman
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