Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

If I need to make an obligatory ghusl, and have a blocked nose, and hence water cannot reach the upper part of my nose, what do I do to make my ghusl valid?

· 6 Muharram 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 2546English

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If I need to make an obligatory ghusl, and have a blocked nose, and hence water cannot reach the upper part of my nose, what do I do to make my ghusl valid?

Answer

We do not understand what you mean by blocked nose.

If you mean having a cold, that does not stop the water from going up. However, in Ghusl, it is sufficient that the water reaches till the soft portion of the nose.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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