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==Sunni school of thought== #Start by making ''[[niyyah]]'' (intention) to perform ghusl, say the [[Basmala|Bismillah]] and make the intention to cleanse yourself of impurities.<ref name="islamqa2">{{Cite web|url=http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/08/25/the-ritual-bath-ghusl-obligatory-recommended-and-disliked-acts/|title=The Ritual Bath (ghusl): Obligatory, Recommended, and Disliked Acts - SeekersHub Answers|date=2010-08-26|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-26}}</ref><ref name="H"/><ref name="sahihbukhari">{{Cite web |title=Bathing (Ghusl) - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ู ุณูู ) |url=https://sunnah.com/bukhari/5 |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=sunnah.com}}</ref> #Wash the right hand up to and including the wrist (and between the fingers) three times and make sure to clean thoroughly, then similarly for the left hand. #Wash the private parts and remove dirt or filth from the body (using your left hand). #Perform wudu as if for [[salah]]. Ensure that the mouth and nostrils are thoroughly rinsed one time. If sitting on a stool or stone while bathing then the feet should also be washed when performing Wudu. But if sitting in a muddy place, feet should not be washed at this stage. #Water should be poured over the head three times so that it flows all over the body, ensuring that the roots of hairs and parts not easily reached by water such as the back of the knees are washed thoroughly.<ref name="islamqa2"/> #Pour water over both shoulders three times each (starting from the right shoulder). Hands should be passed all over the body when water is poured so that no part of the body is left dry. #Move to a clean spot and wash the feet if not washed during Wudu #As at the end of Wudu, it is recommended to recite the [[shahada]].<ref name="islamqa2"/><ref name="sahihbukhari"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.muslimgoogle.com/2020/06/how-to-perform-ghusl.html |title=Ghusl: How to perform ghusl in 3 steps - muslimgoogle |access-date=2020-06-10 |archive-date=2020-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610162540/https://www.muslimgoogle.com/2020/06/how-to-perform-ghusl.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> If, after ghusl, one recalls that a certain portion of the body is left dry, it is not necessary to repeat the ghusl, but merely wash the dry portion. It is not sufficient to pass a wet hand over the dry place. If one has forgotten to rinse the mouth or the nostrils, these too could be rinsed when recalled after Ghusl has been performed. Ghusl should be made in a place of total privacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghusl |url=http://www.janathimessage.co.uk/kids/Ghusl.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.janathimessage.co.uk}}</ref> In another hadith, [[ibn Abbas]] stated that [[Maymunah bint al-Harith]] said that Muhammad was given a towel after ghusl, but he shook off the water instead of rubbing his body with it.<ref>{{Href|muslim|317c|b=yl}}</ref> In addition, ibn Abbas recorded, on the authority of his mother's sister, that the Messenger of Allah returned the towel she gave him after Ghusl, instead of using it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussaini |first=Syed |date=2009-01-18 |title=Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 5, Hadith Number 259 |url=https://hadithcollection.com/sahihbukhari/sahih-bukhari-book-05-bathing-ghusl/sahih-bukhari-volume-001-book-005-hadith-number-259 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Hadith Collection |language=en-US}}</ref> ===Makruh things in the act of Ghusl=== Things that are [[makruh]] in ghusl. #To perform ghusl at a place where anybody is watching you. #Performing naked ghusl while facing towards the [[Kaaba]]. #Talking in ghusl. #Doing ghusl opposite to farad ghusl. #Reciting [[dua]] other than [[Basmala|Bismillah]].
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