Many questions, all revolving around the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity, and we have summarized them in the following question: What is the method of performing the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity?
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The questioner : Dear Shaykh Muhammad, this message we received from Abdullah Umar from Jeddah contains many questions, all revolving around the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity, and we have summarized them in the following question: What is the method of performing the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. There are two methods for the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity: an obligatory one and a recommended one. The obligatory method is to wash the entire body, meaning that one washes his whole body with water in any manner. For example, if he intends to perform the bath and immerses himself in a pool or in a flowing stream, and his entire body is submerged until the water covers his whole body, then by doing so, he has purified himself from major ritual impurity.
The second method, which is recommended, is as follows: First, he washes his hands, meaning his palms, three times. Second, he washes his private parts and anything that has become soiled with the effects of major ritual impurity.
Third, he performs the ablution for prayer, meaning he rinses his mouth, inhales water into his nose, washes his face and arms, wipes his head and ears, and washes his feet.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fourth, he washes his head. If he thinks he has thoroughly wet his skin, he pours water over it three times. It is necessary that the water reaches the roots of the hair.
Fifth, he washes the rest of his body with water once. This method is prescribed, as indicated in the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding the description of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) full ritual bath for major ritual impurity. If one performs the bath as described in the hadith of Maimunah (may Allah be pleased with her), there is no blame on him. It is similar to this description, except that he does not wash his feet when performing the ablution at the beginning; rather, he delays washing them until he has finished the bath and washes them afterwards, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. There are two methods for the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity: an obligatory one and a recommended one. The obligatory method is to wash the entire body, meaning that one washes his whole body with water in any manner. For example, if he intends to perform the bath and immerses himself in a pool or in a flowing stream, and his entire body is submerged until the water covers his whole body, then by doing so, he has purified himself from major ritual impurity.
The second method, which is recommended, is as follows: First, he washes his hands, meaning his palms, three times. Second, he washes his private parts and anything that has become soiled with the effects of major ritual impurity.
Third, he performs the ablution for prayer, meaning he rinses his mouth, inhales water into his nose, washes his face and arms, wipes his head and ears, and washes his feet.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fourth, he washes his head. If he thinks he has thoroughly wet his skin, he pours water over it three times. It is necessary that the water reaches the roots of the hair.
Fifth, he washes the rest of his body with water once. This method is prescribed, as indicated in the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding the description of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) full ritual bath for major ritual impurity. If one performs the bath as described in the hadith of Maimunah (may Allah be pleased with her), there is no blame on him. It is similar to this description, except that he does not wash his feet when performing the ablution at the beginning; rather, he delays washing them until he has finished the bath and washes them afterwards, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.