What is the manner of the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity, menstruation, and post-natal bleeding?
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Question:
Some women find it difficult to perform the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity and menstruation. We ask your Eminence to detail the method of the bath, and whether a woman is purified from major ritual impurity if she pours water over her head three times, and whether she is required to wash the entire head with water?
Answer:
The person in a state of major ritual impurity, the menstruating woman, and the woman with post-natal bleeding all have a similar method for the full ritual bath: water must cover the body and be poured over the head. However, the recommended practice is to begin with the ablution for prayer. First, one cleans oneself after relieving oneself; the menstruating woman, the woman with post-natal bleeding, and the person in a state of major ritual impurity all clean themselves first. Then, one performs the ablution for prayer, and then pours water over the head three times, then over the right side, then over the left side, and then completes the bath. This is the recommended practice, and there is no need to part the hair. However, it is recommended for the menstruating woman to part her hair because her period lasts a long time, and likewise for the woman with post-natal bleeding. If she parts her hair, it is better for the bath, so she washes it with water. If she merely runs water over it without parting the hair, that is sufficient.
In summary, the objective is to pour water over the body. If one pours water over the body with the intention of the bath for menstruation, or the bath for major ritual impurity, or the bath for post-natal bleeding, that is sufficient. However, it is better that after cleaning oneself, one performs the ablution for prayer, then pours water over the head three times, covering the entire head, then the right side, then the left side, then the rest of the body until it is complete, for the person in a state of major ritual impurity, the menstruating woman, and the woman with post-natal bleeding. However, it is recommended for the woman with post-natal bleeding and the menstruating woman to part their hair. In some hadiths, the instruction is to part the hair ("part your hair"). If she parts her hair, it is better, using water and suds. The person in a state of major ritual impurity does not need suds; water is sufficient.
Some women find it difficult to perform the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity and menstruation. We ask your Eminence to detail the method of the bath, and whether a woman is purified from major ritual impurity if she pours water over her head three times, and whether she is required to wash the entire head with water?
Answer:
The person in a state of major ritual impurity, the menstruating woman, and the woman with post-natal bleeding all have a similar method for the full ritual bath: water must cover the body and be poured over the head. However, the recommended practice is to begin with the ablution for prayer. First, one cleans oneself after relieving oneself; the menstruating woman, the woman with post-natal bleeding, and the person in a state of major ritual impurity all clean themselves first. Then, one performs the ablution for prayer, and then pours water over the head three times, then over the right side, then over the left side, and then completes the bath. This is the recommended practice, and there is no need to part the hair. However, it is recommended for the menstruating woman to part her hair because her period lasts a long time, and likewise for the woman with post-natal bleeding. If she parts her hair, it is better for the bath, so she washes it with water. If she merely runs water over it without parting the hair, that is sufficient.
In summary, the objective is to pour water over the body. If one pours water over the body with the intention of the bath for menstruation, or the bath for major ritual impurity, or the bath for post-natal bleeding, that is sufficient. However, it is better that after cleaning oneself, one performs the ablution for prayer, then pours water over the head three times, covering the entire head, then the right side, then the left side, then the rest of the body until it is complete, for the person in a state of major ritual impurity, the menstruating woman, and the woman with post-natal bleeding. However, it is recommended for the woman with post-natal bleeding and the menstruating woman to part their hair. In some hadiths, the instruction is to part the hair ("part your hair"). If she parts her hair, it is better, using water and suds. The person in a state of major ritual impurity does not need suds; water is sufficient.
Source
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