How a Woman Performs the Full Ritual Bath for Major Ritual Impurity
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, how does a woman perform the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
How does a woman perform the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity? Does she wash her hair and part it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for the woman and the man to wash the head, even if the hair is thick or long. It is obligatory for him to wash the head with the hair, even if it is long or hanging down; he washes it and lets the water reach it.
However, if a woman’s hair is braided, she does not unbind it except when washing for menstruation. Some scholars have recommended that she unbind it when washing for menstruation, and some hold that it is obligatory to unbind it when washing for menstruation. The correct view is that it is not obligatory but rather recommended. As for the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity, she does not unbind it; rather, she pours water over it, and this is sufficient until the water reaches the roots. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, how does a woman perform the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
How does a woman perform the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity? Does she wash her hair and part it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for the woman and the man to wash the head, even if the hair is thick or long. It is obligatory for him to wash the head with the hair, even if it is long or hanging down; he washes it and lets the water reach it.
However, if a woman’s hair is braided, she does not unbind it except when washing for menstruation. Some scholars have recommended that she unbind it when washing for menstruation, and some hold that it is obligatory to unbind it when washing for menstruation. The correct view is that it is not obligatory but rather recommended. As for the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity, she does not unbind it; rather, she pours water over it, and this is sufficient until the water reaches the roots. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب النفقات — islamhouse.com (1:05:00)
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