How to give a woman a full bath. Cases when performing ablution is obligatory

Without special ablution it is impossible to perform a single prayer. After all, one can appear before Allah only after being ritually purified. This procedure is important and raises many questions among women. Therefore, let's figure out how to properly perform full and small ablutions for women.

There are two types: small ablution and complete ablution.

How to perform ablution correctly

Complete ablution is called ghusl in Islamic culture. For women, it is performed after sexual intercourse with a man, postpartum bleeding, completion critical days, as well as before prayers on Fridays and for holiday prayers.

Let us describe how to properly perform a full ablution for women point by point:

First, you need to have an intention in your heart and say that you intend to perform a complete ablution for the pleasure and blessing of Allah.
Before undressing, say: “Bismillah” to begin your action with the name of the Gracious and Merciful.
Wash your hands three times.
Wash thoroughly, clean the genitals from traces intimacy, menstruation, etc.
Perform small ablutions.
Pour water over the entire body three times: start with the head, then move to the shoulders: first the right, then the left; wash your entire body and only wash your legs at the very end.

If during complete ablution A woman’s hair is tied up in a hairstyle; there is no need to let it down on purpose. The main thing is that while pouring, the roots of the hair are wet. It is also necessary to remember that complete ablution is considered completed if a Muslim woman has washed her entire body, cleared her nose and rinsed oral cavity.

How to do ablution correctly

Lesser ablution is called wudu. When is small ablution necessary for a woman? For example, after a complete ablution, you visited the restroom, fell asleep, fainted, began to bleed, began to pus, vomited, or had a alcohol intoxication or any other type of mental confusion. Touching the genitals also obliges one to perform wudhu.

How to properly perform ablution for a woman:

It is necessary to begin small ablution with words about the intention to perform the ritual for the pleasure of Allah.
Next, you need to say: “Bismillah” to begin the small ablution in the name of the compassionate protector.
Wash your hands up to your wrists.
Rinse your mouth three times.
Clean your nose three times.
Wash your face three times.
Wash your hands again, but this time up to the elbows (also three times).
Wipe your head and clean your ears: index fingers wipe the inside, and use your first fingers to wipe the outside. All these manipulations are repeated only once.
At the end of the small ablution, wash your feet three times. The first time you need to rinse between your fingers.

Ablution is important, but not complex process before appearing before Allah Almighty. If you know all the nuances and perform them in the required sequence, this will ensure the ritual purity of a Muslim woman before

Full obligatory ablution is a ritual bathing.

It should be done:

1. For men and women after sexual intercourse, even if it was not completed.

2. For men and women after orgasm, regardless of where, how and under what circumstances it happened.

3. Women after cleansing from menstruation.

4. Women after cleansing postpartum or post-miscarriage discharge.

5. It is also necessary to completely wash the body of the deceased.

What is prohibited for one who is obligated to perform ablution?

Without the obligatory complete ablution of the body after breaking it, for the reasons stated above, it is prohibited (haram): to perform namaz, make sudjdatilawat and shukra, touch the Quran and wear it, read anything from the Quran (from a book or by heart), perform tawaf (circumambulation seven times). Kaaba) and located inside the mosque.

For women during menstruation, postpartum and post-miscarriage discharge, all this is prohibited from the moment the discharge begins. In addition, during menstruation, postpartum and post-miscarriage discharge, women are prohibited from fasting. But once the discharge stops, the ban on fasting is lifted, even if the woman has not yet bathed.

During such periods, spouses are prohibited from having sexual intercourse; the husband is not allowed to touch his wife’s body without a barrier between the navel and knees. The wife is also obliged to prohibit her husband from doing this. Only after cleansing from menstruation or postpartum and post-miscarriage discharge and performing the obligatory full ablution are all prohibitions associated with these periods lifted.

Without the obligatory complete ablution of the body after its violation, it is undesirable to eat, drink anything, or sleep. It is also undesirable to repeatedly enter into intimacy with your wife without first performing a small ablution.

What are the required components (arcanas) of complete ablution?

In order for complete ablution to be considered valid, it is necessary, firstly, to make an intention at the beginning of ablution mentally (this is fard) and with the tongue (this is sunnat), that is, it is necessary to have the intention to perform the obligatory full ablution: “I intend to perform the obligatory (fard) complete ablution bodies." In this case, it is necessary to connect the intention with the first washed part of the bather’s body. Secondly, the water must wash the entire body, without leaving the slightest point (that is, the water must flow around the entire body, all its parts, it is not enough to simply wet the body or its individual parts). In particular, when bathing, the hair should be washed to the roots and the places under the nails; there should be no insulator on the body that prevents water from coming into contact with the body, such as nail polish. Before ritual bathing begins, impurities (najasa) must be removed from the body. For women, water must fall into those places of the awra that are revealed when sitting.

Desirable actions (sunnah) of complete ablution.

There are 12 desirable actions of ablution: turning towards the Qiblah; washing both hands; performing a small ablution first (as for prayer); preliminary cleansing of body folds where water is difficult to enter; removal of evil spirits in advance; pouring water first on the head, then on the right side, then on the left; rubbing your hand everywhere; repeating all this three times; there must be at least three liters of water; if you bathe after ejaculation, then before bathing you should relieve yourself; reading d'a after bathing (the one that is read after small ablution).

Under what circumstances is it advisable (sunnah) to take a bath?

It is advisable to take a bath in the following seventeen cases: for Friday prayer; for both holiday prayers; every night of the month of Ramadan; for prayer of asking for rain; for solar prayer and lunar eclipse; after washing the deceased; for a non-believer after accepting Islam; for a madman after he has come to his senses; who lost consciousness after regaining consciousness; for putting on ihram; in order to enter Mecca; to stand on Mount Arafa; for an overnight stay in the Muzdalifa valley; for throwing stones in jamarat; to circumambulate the Kaaba.

A small reminder for women on how to perform a full ablution (ghusl) after sexual intercourse, menstruation, postpartum bleeding, as well as for Friday prayers and the prayers of two holidays.

First, check out a few hadiths from Sahih al-Bukhari.

Sahih al-Bukhari (Mukhtasar)

Book 5: Book of Complete Ablution

179. (248). It is reported from the words of the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, that when performing a complete ablution after desecration, (the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,) began by washing his hands, then performed the following the same ablution as before prayer, then immersed his fingers in water and combed the roots of his hair with them, then poured three handfuls of water on his head, and then poured water over his entire body.

180. (249). It is reported that the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: “(First) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) performed the same ablution that he performed before prayer, except for washing his feet, then he washed his genitals ( The comments indicate that this hadith lists all the necessary actions performed by a person during complete ablution, but they are not listed in order of priority, since first of all one should wash the genitals, and then do everything else), washing off all the discharge, then doused himself with water, and then moved his legs ( This means that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) moved to another place)and washed them. This was his complete ablution after desecration.”

190. (272). It is reported that ‘Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: “When performing a complete ablution after desecration (janaba), the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, (first) washed his hands and performed the same ablution as before prayer, then washed his body completely, and then combed his hair with his hand; feeling that the skin (of the head) was moistened, he doused (the head) with water three times, after which he washed the other (parts) of the body.”

Ghusl (complete ablution)

For simplicity, we will describe point by point one of the common options for performing ghusl according to reliable hadiths:

1. Have the intention in your heart to perform the appropriate ghusl (i.e., if after menstruation, then intend to do a complete ablution to cleanse yourself from menstruation, etc.)

2. Say Bismillah (preferable)

3. Wash your hands three times.

4. Wash the genitals, thoroughly removing any traces of menstruation, residual fluid after sexual intercourse, etc. After this, you cannot touch the genitals, so as not to spoil the ablution.

5. Wash what is washed in the process of ablution (hands, nose-mouth, face, arms from fingertips to elbows, wipe head and ears, wash feet from feet to ankles).

6. Water and wash your hair three times until the water touches the scalp.

7. Wash your ears.

8. Thoroughly wash the right half of the body (including the right leg)

9. Thoroughly wash the left half of the body (including the left leg)

10. Ablution is completed.

In sha Allah, it's simple.

I would like to note that breaking the sequence by mistake does not ruin the complete ablution, unless you specifically touch the genitals in the middle of ablution.

Scientists believe that complete ablution will be valid if a person with due intention is completely immersed in water (whether in the sea or in a bath) and clothing does not prevent the water from touching the skin over the entire surface of the body. And Allah knows best.

Complete ablution is called ghusl. This is the process of pouring water over the entire surface of the body. A woman is required to perform a complete ablution after the cessation or postpartum bleeding, as well as after intimacy.

Procedure for performing complete ablution:

Perform (niyat) the intention with the words: “I intend to perform a complete ablution for the pleasure of Allah Almighty.”

Before undressing, you must say the words: “Bismillah” (In the name of Allah). Since a naked person cannot say a prayer and it is undesirable to talk.

First of all, you need to wash your hands.

Wash yourself, wash your private parts, remove everything unclean from your body.

Perform a small ablution without washing only your feet.

Pour water over the body three times, starting from the head and moving to the right shoulder, then to the left, wash the whole body, lastly the legs.

If the hair is braided, a woman is not required to undo it if nothing prevents water from reaching the roots of the hair. That is, there is no need to let your hair down, the water should get to the roots of the hair, but not necessarily the hair.

Full ablution is considered valid if a person has rinsed his mouth, washed his nose and washed his entire body. That is, three mandatory actions must be completed.

Lesser ablution

Lesser ablution is called wudu.

Procedure for performing small ablution:

Intention: “I intend to perform ablution for the sake of the pleasure of Allah Almighty.”

Saying the word: “Bismillah” (In the name of Allah).

Washing hands up to wrists.

Rinse your mouth three times.

Rinse your nose three times (suck in water through your nose and blow your nose).

Rinse your face three times.

Wash your hands up to the elbows three times.

Wiping the head, wetting the hands only once, wiping the ears without re-wetting the hands and neck back side brushes Rub with your index fingers inner side ears, large - outer (all this is done only once).

Wash your feet three times. First, rinse once between your fingers.

Lesser ablution is spoiled by any discharge from the genitals and anus(feces, urine, gases, etc.), discharge of blood, pus from the body, vomiting, loss of consciousness, sleep.

Without complete ablution, the minor ablution is considered invalid. After complete ablution, there is no need to take small ablution again.

Ablution plays a special role in the Islamic faith, since without it Muslims cannot perform certain rituals of worship. This term in Islam refers to the process of ritual purification performed by believers at least several times a day.

There are two types of ablution: small (“wudu”, “taharat”), and full (“ghusl”).

Taharat

Lesser ablution is a type of ritual cleansing performed by believers regularly and does not require complete nudity when performing it.

In what cases is it necessary to perform taharat:

before starting prayer (namaz);

before reading the Holy Quran;

before starting the tour around the Kaaba.

Procedure for performing wudu:

1. Say your intention to perform ablution: in order to begin taharat, a person must have an appropriate intention, which he can say to himself.

2. Say the words “Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim”(“In the name of Allah, the Beneficent and the Merciful”).

3. Wash your hands up to the wrists: the believer must wash the palms of both hands up to the wrists three times, mandatory rinsing the areas between the fingers (it is advisable to start with right hand).

4. Rinse your mouth: After using your hands, you should rinse your mouth well three times, and it is advisable to hold the water to your lips with your right hand.

5. Rinse your sinuses: A Muslim must rinse his nose three times, drawing in water from his right hand and removing the secretions with his left.

6. Wash your face: To do this, it is enough to rinse your face three times, so that each time water gets on its entire surface (up to the ears).

7. Wash your hands up to the elbows: each hand, starting with the right, is sequentially washed on all sides three times from the wrist to the elbow.

8. Wiping the head, neck and ears: It is necessary to wipe the hair with wet palms, and it is recommended to touch at least a quarter of the head (usually wipe with the right hand from the crown to the forehead). After that thumbs hands are moved under the earlobes, and the index fingers are wiped auricle and the auditory canal. At the end of this stage, you should walk along the neck with the backs of your hands, smoothly moving your hands from the back to the front.

9. Cleansing the feet: Finally, the feet are washed three times up to the ankles, including the areas between the toes. Here it is also encouraged to perform the procedure starting with the right leg.

It is important to know that mandatory actions(fard) taharata will be as follows: washing the face, hands up to the elbows, wiping the neck, ears and head, washing the feet. The obligatory nature of these stages is due to the fact that they are mentioned in Holy Scripture Muslims:

“O you who believe! When you stand up for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, wipe your heads and wash your feet up to the ankles” (5:6)

Thus, after performing wudhu, the believer is in a state of ritual purity, in which he can perform prayer, read the Koran, and so on. This provision remains until the believer commits any action that violates it.

What breaks wudu:

elimination of needs, including the release of gases;

loss of consciousness;

sleep, except when a person dozes while sitting or standing;

excretion of waste from the human body into large quantities(blood, pus, etc.);

touching the genitals directly (i.e. not through tissue);

severe vomiting (provided that the vomit has filled the entire oral cavity).

Ghusl

Full ablution is a type of ablution performed when a Muslim is in a state of ritual desecration. In the Qur'an, the Lord of the Worlds tells us:

“...If you are defiled, then wash from head to toe and make yourself clean...” (5:6)

Situations in which GUSL is necessary:

after intimacy (for ritual desecration, contact of the genitals will be sufficient, even if ejaculation does not occur);

after ejaculation that did not occur as a result of intimacy (for example, if it arose due to passionate sensations as a result of thoughts, or it is considered haram to view images and videos with naked bodies, wet dreams, etc.);

postmenstrual period in women (during menstruation, a woman is in a state of ritual desecration, and therefore on such days she is even forbidden to pray and. After the completion of menstruation, women should perform ghusl);

postpartum period in women (at the end of postpartum hemorrhage It is also prescribed to perform a complete ablution);

after accepting Islam (after a person has said the Shahada and became a Muslim, he must purify himself);

death (before burial, the body of every Muslim must be washed)

While in a state of ritual desecration, a believer does not have the right to:

read and touch Holy Quran(if its text is entirely in Arabic);

perform namaz;

visit a mosque;

circumambulate the Kaaba.

Procedure for performing ablution:

Intention for performing Ghusl: as before taharat, a person must say (maybe mentally) the intention;

Say “Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahiim”;

Washing hands up to wrists: rinse your hands three times up to the wrists, while cleaning the areas between the fingers (it is preferable to start with the right hand);

Washing the genitals: this should be done carefully to eliminate all impurities, and preferably with the left hand;

Performing all acts of ablution (wudu): in this case, the procedure of washing the palms is repeated, and the soles of the feet are postponed until the completion of the ghusl;

Pouring the head: it must be done three times and so that all the hair on the head, including the beard and mustache, is moistened from the tips to the roots;

Pouring right side body: three times and a sufficient amount of water for this, but without allowing excessive consumption;

Dousing the left side of the body three times;

Washing feet(including areas between the fingers).

Like Taharat, Ghusl contains both obligatory and desirable actions. However, there are some discrepancies among Muslim legal schools regarding complete ablution. If, according to the Hanafite madhhab, rinsing the mouth, washing the nasal cavity and dousing the entire body is considered fard when performing ghusl, then in the Shafi'i madhhab it is the intention, the removal of impurities and complete dousing.

Advantages of ablution

Believers are required to perform ablution not only before performing religious practices - a state of ritual purity must be inherent in any Muslim almost constantly. Taharat and ghusl in Islam are considered a good deed, for which there is a reward. The famous hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) reads: “If someone, while in a state of ablution, performs it again, the Almighty writes to him 10 good deeds” (at-Tirmidhi).

In addition, ritual cleansing helps to erase the sins of a believer, as stated in the following hadith: “When a Muslim performs ablution, then, by washing his face, he washes away all the sins that his eyes commit, by washing his hands, he washes away all the sins that he committed with them, by washing his feet , washes away all the sins that he committed with them, and thus a person will become clean from sins” (quoted by Muslim and at-Tirmidhi).

Another advantage of ablution is the fact that it can lead a believer to Paradise. The Messenger of Allah (s.w.w.) once admonished: “Whoever of you performs ablution and then says, for him all eight gates of heaven will open” (hadith from Muslim).