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Is it a condition in ghusl to make sure that the body is dry before performing ghusl?
No, the body does not have to be dry before ghusl, but the entire body must be washed with the water in ghusl.
If a person performs the ghusl of Friday, does that remove the need for performing wudhu? If a person performs another recommended ghusl, does this also remove the need for performing wudhu?
Yes, the Friday ghusl compensates the need to perform wudhu. The same can be said regarding all ghusls which are proven to be recommended in the Sharia, like the ghusl of the day of Eid and the ghusl of the day of Arafat.
However, those ghusls which have not been proven to be recommended, like the ghusl of the day of Ghadeer and the ghusl of the day of Nowruz, if they are performed the believer is rewarded but will still need to perform the wudhu for prayers.
If a person performs the ghusl of Friday after the end of Friday with the intention of qadha), does it still count and does it suffice for ablution (wudhu)?
Making up the Friday ghusl on Saturday compensates the need to perform wudhu.
What is the ruling if one was in the mosque and a little bit of blood came out of his wound onto the floor of the mosque?
It is obligatory to remove the najasah from the mosque and restore its taharah again.
What is the 'awrah (private parts) of a man and woman that must be covered?
The 'awrah for the man is the testicles, the penis and the anus; and for the woman it is the vagina and anus.
When one urinates and comes to wash the private parts, is it necessary to wipe the tip of the penis while water is pouring on it or it is enough to let water fall on it without wiping at the same time?
It is sufficient to pour the water, and wiping in not obligatory.
If after urinating I remove the urine with tissue, and later on wadi is discharged, and I remove the wadi with water, is that area now tahir?
It is sufficient to purify the place with water.
After passing of stool, if it is removed with kurr water, must the area be washed again with kurr water? Or is it considered tahir as soon as it is removed?
Yes, the first wash through which it is removed is sufficient.
If one uses toilet paper to remove the urine or stool from the urinary organ or the anus, such that none remains upon wiping it, is this sufficient, or must they still be purified with water afterwards?
The organ of urination can only be purified with water. Toilet papers can be used to make it anus tahir by wiping it with three papers. Based on an obligatory precaution one must use paper thrice even if the najasah is removed before that. If the excrement has spread around the anus more than what is usual, water must be used to make the area tahir.
I have a gas problem, so do I have to do istinja (ritual cleansing of the area) every time I do wudhu, especially when I break the wudhu by passing gas?
If what exits the anus is only gas, then the area does not become najis and thus istinja is not required. If a little amount of stool accompanies the gas then it is necessary - for the correctness of the prayers - to make the area tahir. When doubting the excretion of the stool it can be ignored.
What supplication one can recite when using the toilet?
When one enters the place where he will relieve himself, it is recommended to say: "Bismillah, Allahumma Inee A'outhu bika min-al-khabeeth al-mukhabbath ar-rijs an-najis ash-Shaytan ar-rajeem".
"بسم الله اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الخبيث المخبث الرجس النجس الشيطان الرجيم".
Once I have completed wudhu, is it still valid after I touch my husband or when he touches me after he has completed wudhu?
Touching the skin of the opposite sex does not invalidate the wudhu.
What is the proper method of performing istibra after urinating?
The best way to perform the istibra is by moving the fingers from the anus to the root of the penis applying pressure three times, then squeezing the penis from its root to its tip three times, and then squeezing the tip of the penis three times.
When a person dies, can we talk to him/her? Can a deceased person hear our voice?
We have no way of knowing the status of the dead and their relationship to this world. However, it was reported that it is recommended to indoctrinate him before the burial, perform recommended acts on behalf of the dead and it was reported in some narrations that they benefit from the reward of such deeds.
I am a medical student. I have to touch a dead body daily for study purposes. I am not allowed to use gloves. Is Ghusl obligatory for me every day?
Yes, you are to perform the Ghusl when you come in contact with a dead body before you perform the prayers.
If the body of the deceased is crooked, is it necessary to straighten his body and legs for burial, or do we bury him the way he is?
If his body is bent like that permanently in such a way that it cannot be placed straight, then it is not obligatory to straighten the body.
What is the basis of placing palm branches in the grave? Is it recommended?
Yes, it is recommended. It has been reported that such a thing prevents the punishment of the grave.
When must a dying or deceased person be made to face qiblah? Does this also apply to after he has been washed in the ghusl?
It is recommended to make the dying person face the qibla such that the soles of his feet are facing the qibla, so if he were to sit he would be facing it with his face. It is obligatory to make him do so after his death. It is recommended after ghusl for the body to be placed perpendicular to the direction of the qibla.
Is it necessary for a Shia to wash the corpse of a Shia?
Yes, it is necessary for the Shia deceased to be given the ghusl by a Shia; if that is not possible and a Muslim that does not follow the path of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) is the only choice, then based on an obligatory precaution he should perform the ghusl himself and then do the ghusl on the deceased.
If somebody places permanent artificial teeth in his mouth, will they need to be removed when he dies, or can he be buried with them?
It is permissible to leave them in the body of the deceased and bury him with it.