19/11/2011
SUNNAT METHOD OF GHUSL
By: Arif Billah Hazrat‐e‐Aqdas Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahab (damat barkatuhum)
First wash both hands upto the wrists.Thereafter wash off any impurity that may be on the body
of both the front and back private parts (whether there is a need for this or not). Now perform
Wudhu according to the Sunnat manner. If one is taking a bath in such a place where the water
does not flow away but instead gathers at the feet, then do not wash the feet there. After the
Wudhu, pour water over the head thrice (sufficient water should be poured so that the entire
body is completely drenched). Rub the body with the hands so that no part remains dry. If even
a hair span is left dry, the ghusl will be incomplete. In short, ensure that water passes over the
entire body. Thereafter, move away from this place to a pure spot to wash one’s feet. If,
however, the feet had been washed at the time of Wudhu, then there is no need to repeat.
(Behishti Zewar, Shami‐ Vol. 1, pg. 157– 159)
Note: The act of wiping oneself with a towel after ghusl is also recorded in the Hadith. Likewise
not to wipe oneself but to allow the water to dry up on its own is also recorded in the Hadith.
Hence, whichever of the two methods are adopted, make the intention of fulfilling the Sunnat.
(Nasai‐Vol.1, pg. 31, Tirmidhi‐Vol.1, pg.18, Shami‐ Vol.1, pg. 99)