Editing Ghusl (section)

===Sunnah of Ghusl===
An optional alternate method as demonstrated by the Islamic prophet, Muhammad:
 
# Washing both hands up to the elbows.
# Wash the [[Intimate parts|private parts]] and remove dirt or filth from the body (using your left hand).
# Perform wudu (ablution).
# Pour water over the head three times, and rub the hair so that the water reaches the roots of the hair.
# Then wash the body, ensuring the water reaches all parts, starting with the right side of the body and then the left, and rubbing it with the hands so that the water reaches the entire body.
 
In Islam, ''ghusl'' requires the washing of the entire body. There are some differences in details between the [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] and the [[Shia Islam|Shia]] schools of thought.