The Ruling on the Ritual Bath for Major Ritual Impurity and Menstruation
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Question:
A questioner from Algeria says: Please explain to us the ritual bath for major ritual impurity and menstruation?
Answer:
The ritual bath for major ritual impurity is an individual obligation that is required, and so is the bath for menstruation. It is obligatory for a Muslim, when he has intercourse with his wife, to take a ritual bath for major ritual impurity; for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: [Al-Ma'idah: 6]. The same applies to the woman, and to the one who is menstruating or has post-natal bleeding. When the blood stops, even if it is for less than forty days, it is obligatory for the woman with post-natal bleeding to take a ritual bath. And when the days of menstruation end and she sees the sign of purity, she must take a ritual bath, as an obligation, based on the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): [Al-Baqarah: 222].
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding to take a ritual bath. So when her period ends, it is obligatory for her to take a ritual bath. And if she sees the sign of purity before that, it is also obligatory for her to take a ritual bath. The woman with post-natal bleeding is the same: if the forty days are completed, it is obligatory for her to take a ritual bath, and if she sees the sign of purity before that, it is obligatory for her to take a ritual bath.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you.
A questioner from Algeria says: Please explain to us the ritual bath for major ritual impurity and menstruation?
Answer:
The ritual bath for major ritual impurity is an individual obligation that is required, and so is the bath for menstruation. It is obligatory for a Muslim, when he has intercourse with his wife, to take a ritual bath for major ritual impurity; for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves
وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُواAnd when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allah has ordained for you
فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding to take a ritual bath. So when her period ends, it is obligatory for her to take a ritual bath. And if she sees the sign of purity before that, it is also obligatory for her to take a ritual bath. The woman with post-natal bleeding is the same: if the forty days are completed, it is obligatory for her to take a ritual bath, and if she sees the sign of purity before that, it is obligatory for her to take a ritual bath.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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