Purification before Prayers
part two
We discussed the proper wudu’ (ablution) and the removal of filthy substances (najas) in part one. This time we are going to discuss other ways of purification which are “full shower” (ghusl) and “dry purification” (tayammum).
Causes of Ghusl (Full Shower)
You must perform a ghusl (full shower) in order to be able to pray after the following:
1. You perform sexual intercourse.
2. Your menstruation ends.
3. Your postpartum bleeding ends.
4. You give birth to a child, even if it was without bleeding.
5. Your maniyy (semen) is emitted
These cases need the full shower and not the wudu’ (ablution) only, to have an accepted prayer.
How to Perform Ghusl
After removing any najas (filthy substances) from the body, the ghusl (full purification) is performed in the following way:
1. It is obligatory for you to intend in the heart to perform the obligation of ghusl when the water first touches your body.
2. It is obligatory to wash the whole body with water, including all of the hair. It is recommended to do this three times.
When performing either the wudu' or ghusl, all substances which prevent water from reaching the parts to be washed and wiped must be removed. Examples are: nail polish on fingernails and toenails and waterproof mascara….etc.
Tayammum (Dry Purification)
In the absence of water or when you are unable to use water, one may instead of performing wudu perform tayammum. This is stated in the Qur’an:
فَلَمْ تَجِدُواْ مَاء فَتَيَمَّمُواْ صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُواْ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ مَا يُرِيدُ اللهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهَّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ {{6
This verse means: “If you do not find water, then perform tayammum with the pure soil. Pass it onto your faces and arms”. (al-Ma’idah, 6).
The Prophet said:
<<جُعِلَتْ لنا الأرضُ كلٌُها مَسْجِداً وجُعِلَتْ تُربَتُها لنا طَهُوراً>> رواه مسلم
Which means: “The earth is made a place for our prayers, and its soil is made for our purification” (Muslim).
One must make sure that the time of the prayer has set in before performing the tayammum. The tayammum is valid for one obligatory prayer only and for as many optional prayers as one wish. However, unlike wudu’, one repeats the tayammum before each obligatory prayer.
How to perform Tayammum (dry purification):
Make sure that you have pure, dusty soil unused before in tayammum.
1. It is recommended to say Bissmillah (With the Name of Allah). It is an obligation to strike the soil with your palms. Make the intention: “I intend to perform tayammum to make performing the prayer permissible” while transferring the soil until it touches your face.
2. Pass the soil on all of your face
3. Strike the soil again and pass it on both hands and forearms, including the elbows. It is recommended to pass it on the right arm first then the left. It is an obligation to make sure that the soil on the left hand reaches all the parts of the right arm and conversely.
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