Editing Ghusl (section)

===Recommendable acts of ''ghusl''===
What has been mentioned above are the ''[[wajib]]'' acts of ''ghusl''; there are things which are recommendable (mustahabb, sunnat) during the ''ghusl''.<ref name="islamqa2"/> These recommendable acts are five:

#Gargling three times and washing the nose three times.
#Performing the acts of wudu before the actual washing.
#Wiping the hands on the whole body to ensure that every part has been thoroughly washed.<ref name="islamqa2"/>
#Combing the hair with the fingers to ensure that the water reaches the hair-roots.
#(For men) Doing istibra' (urinating) before ''ghusl janabat''. If a liquid comes out of a man's penis after completing the ''ghusl'', and he doubts whether it is semen or urine, he does not need to repeat the ''ghusl'' as long as he also urinated before the ''ghusl''. If he did not urinate before the ''ghusl'', then he must repeat the process.<ref name="islamiclaws"/><ref>Wasa'il al Shia, vol. 1, p.&nbsp;517.</ref> This rule of ''istibra''' applies only to men.<ref>Wasa'il al Shia, vol. 1, p.&nbsp;482.</ref>