Ritual purity is one of the prerequisites for performing namaz. Therefore, the prescribed obligatory elements of ablution should be known to every Muslim and Muslim woman. There is full and small ablution.
Complete ablution
Full ablution is called ghusl. This is the process of pouring water over the entire surface of the body. A woman is obliged to complete ablution after the cessation of menstruation or postpartum bleeding, as well as after intimacy.
The procedure for performing a complete ablution:
- Make (niyat) the intention with the words: "I intend to make a complete ablution for the pleasure of Allah Almighty."
- Before undressing, you must say the words: "Bismillah" (With the name of Allah). Since a naked person cannot say a prayer and it is undesirable to talk.
- First of all, you need to wash your hands.
- To wash, wash shameful places, remove all unclean things from the body.
- Perform a small ablution without washing only your feet.
- Pour water over the body three times, starting from the head and moving to the right shoulder, then to the left, wash the whole body, last of all the legs.
In the case when the hair is braided in braids, the woman is not obliged to unravel it, if nothing prevents water from reaching the hair roots. That is, you do not need to loose your hair, the water should get to the hair roots, but not necessarily the hair.
Full ablution is considered valid if the person rinsed out his mouth, rinsed out his nose, and washed his entire body. That is, there are three mandatory steps to be taken.
Small ablution
Small ablution is called wudu.
The procedure for performing a small ablution:
- Intention: "I intend to do a small ablution for the pleasure of Allah Almighty."
- Pronunciation of the word: "Bismillah" (With the name of Allah).
- Washing the hands down to the wrists.
- Rinse your mouth three times.
- Rinse the nose three times (sucking in water through the nose and blowing your nose).
- Washing your face three times.
- Washing hands to the elbows, three times.
- Wiping the head, wetting your hands just once, wiping your ears without wetting your hands and neck again with the back of your hand. You should rub the inside of the ears with your index fingers, and the outside with your thumbs (all this is done only once).
- Washing your feet three times. First, once, rinsing between the fingers.
Small ablution spoil any discharge from the genitals and anus (feces, urine, gas, etc.), the discharge of blood, pus from the body, vomiting, loss of consciousness, sleep.
Without full ablution, small ablution is considered invalid. After complete ablution, there is no need to take a small ablution again.
