The Chapter of Ritual Baths (ghusl)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 19

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 19

The Chapter of Ritual Baths (ghusl)
7 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 172

172 - قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ اَلْبَاقِرُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلْغُسْلُ فِي سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ مَوْطِناً لَيْلَةِ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ لَيْلَةِ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَ لَيْلَةِ إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِينَ وَ لَيْلَةِ ثَلاَثٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ وَ فِيهَا يُرْجَى لَيْلَةُ اَلْقَدْرِ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْعِيدَيْنِ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ اَلْحَرَمَيْنِ وَ يَوْمِ تُحْرِمُ وَ يَوْمِ اَلزِّيَارَةِ وَ يَوْمِ تَدْخُلُ اَلْبَيْتَ وَ يَوْمِ اَلتَّرْوِيَةِ وَ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ وَ إِذَا غَسَّلْتَ مَيِّتاً وَ كَفَّنْتَهُ أَوْ مَسِسْتَهُ بَعْدَ مَا يَبْرُدُ وَ يَوْمِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْكُسُوفِ إِذَا اِحْتَرَقَ اَلْقُرْصُ كُلُّهُ فَاسْتَيْقَظْتَ وَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ فَعَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَغْتَسِلَ وَ تَقْضِيَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْجَنَابَةِ فَرِيضَةٌ.

Hadith.172 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: 'There are seventeen occasions for ghusl (ritual bathing): on the night of the 17th of the month of Ramadan, the night of the 19th, the night of the 21st, and the night of the 23rd—on which Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree) is hoped for. Also, ghusl on the two Eid’s (Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha), upon entering the two holy sanctuaries (Mecca and Medina), on the day of putting on the ihram (for pilgrimage), the day of visiting (the sacred sites), the day of entering the House (the Kaaba), the day of Tarwiyah (the 8th of Dhu al-Hijjah), the day of Arafah (the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah), after washing a deceased person and shrouding them, or if you touch the deceased after their body has cooled. There is also ghusl for Jumu’ah, for a solar eclipse if the entire disc of the sun is obscured, and if you wake up and have not prayed, then you must perform ghusl and make up the prayer. Ghusl for janabah (ritual impurity from sexual discharge) is obligatory.'"

Ḥadīth 173

173 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «غُسْلُ اَلْجَنَابَةِ وَ اَلْحَيْضِ وَاحِدٌ.

Hadith.173 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: 'The ghusl (ritual bath) for janabah (ritual impurity due to sexual discharge) and menstruation is the same.'.

Ḥadīth 174

174 - وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغاً فَعَلَيْهِ اَلْغُسْلُ.

Hadith.174 – It is narrated: 'Whoever kills a gecko (lizard) must perform ghusl (ritual bathing).'.

Ḥadīth 175

175 - وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ مَنْ قَصَدَ إِلَى مَصْلُوبٍ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلْغُسْلُ عُقُوبَةً.

Hadith.175 - It is narrated: 'Whoever deliberately goes to look at a crucified person must perform ghusl (ritual bathing) as a form of penance.'.

Ḥadīth 176

176 - وَ سَأَلَ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ غُسْلِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ «وَاجِبٌ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ وَ اَلْحَضَرِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ رُخِّصَ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ لِقِلَّةِ اَلْمَاءِ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْجَنَابَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْحَيْضِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ إِذَا اِحْتَشَتْ بِالْكُرْسُفِ فَجَازَ اَلدَّمُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا اَلْغُسْلُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَتَيْنِ وَ لِلْفَجْرِ غُسْلٌ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجُزِ اَلدَّمُ اَلْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا اَلْوُضُوءُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ وَ غُسْلُ اَلنُّفَسَاءِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْمَوْلُودِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْمَيِّتِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيِّتاً وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْمُحْرِمِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلزِّيَارَةِ وَاجِبٌ إِلاَّ مَنْ بِهِ عِلَّةٌ وَ غُسْلُ دُخُولِ اَلْبَيْتِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ دُخُولِ اَلْحَرَمِ وَاجِبٌ وَ يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ لاَ يَدْخُلَهُ اَلرَّجُلُ إِلاَّ بِغُسْلٍ وَ غُسْلُ اَلْمُبَاهَلَةِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ اَلاِسْتِسْقَاءِ وَاجِبٌ وَ غُسْلُ أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ يُسْتَحَبُّ وَ غُسْلُ لَيْلَةِ إِحْدَى وَ عِشْرِينَ سُنَّةٌ وَ غُسْلُ لَيْلَةِ ثَلاَثٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ لاَ تَتْرُكْهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُرْجَى فِي إِحْدَاهُمَا لَيْلَةُ اَلْقَدْرِ وَ غُسْلُ يَوْمِ اَلْفِطْرِ وَ غُسْلُ يَوْمِ اَلْأَضْحَى لاَ أُحِبُّ تَرْكَهُمَا وَ غُسْلُ اَلاِسْتِخَارَةِ يُسْتَحَبُّ.

Hadith.176 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the Jumu'ah wash (ghusl). Imam (as) said: 'It is obligatory for both travel and residency, except that it has been permitted for women to forgo it during travel due to a shortage of water. The ghusl of janabah (ritual impurity due to sexual discharge) is obligatory, as is the ghusl of menstruation, and the ghusl for a woman experiencing istihadah (irregular bleeding). If She uses a cotton cloth to absorb the blood and the blood exceeds the cloth, She must perform ghusl for every two prayers, and for Fajr, She must perform ghusl as well. If the blood does not pass the cotton, She must perform wudu for each prayer. The ghusl for postnatal bleeding (nifas) is obligatory, The ghusl for a newborn (is obligatory), The ghusl for washing a deceased person (is obligatory), The ghusl for one who has washed a deceased person (is obligatory), The ghusl for entering the state of ihram (pilgrimage attire) is obligatory, The ghusl on the day of Arafah (is obligatory), The ghusl for visitation of Kaaba (is obligatory), except for one with a valid excuse. The ghusl for entering the Kaaba is obligatory, The ghusl for entering the sacred sanctuary (haram). It is recommended for one not to enter it without performing ghusl. The ghusl for the Mubahalah (mutual prayer for truth) is obligatory, The ghusl for seeking rain (istisqa) is obligatory. The ghusl for the 1st night of Ramadan is recommended, as is the ghusl for the night of the 21st, which is a Sunnah, and the ghusl for the night of the 23rd should not be neglected, as one of these nights is hoped to be Laylat al-Qadr. The ghusl for the day of Eid al-Fitr and the day of Eid al-Adha should not be omitted, The ghusl for seeking divine guidance (istikhara) is recommended."

Ḥadīth 177

177 - وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّ لِي جِيرَاناً وَ لَهُمْ جَوَارٍ يَتَغَنَّيْنَ وَ يَضْرِبْنَ بِالْعُودِ فَرُبَّمَا دَخَلْتُ اَلْمَخْرَجَ فَأُطِيلُ اَلْجُلُوسَ اِسْتِمَاعاً مِنِّي لَهُنَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لاَ تَفْعَلْ» فَقَالَ وَ اَللَّهِ مَا هُوَ شَيْءٌ آتِيهِ بِرِجْلِي إِنَّمَا هُوَ سَمَاعٌ أَسْمَعُهُ بِأُذُنِي فَقَالَ لَهُ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «تَاللَّهِ أَنْتَ أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ: «۝ إِنَّ اَلسَّمْعَ وَ اَلْبَصَرَ وَ اَلْفُؤٰادَ كُلُّ أُولٰئِكَ كٰانَ عَنْهُ مَسْؤُلاً ۝» فَقَالَ اَلرَّجُلُ كَأَنَّنِي لَمْ أَسْمَعْ بِهَذِهِ اَلْآيَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ عَرَبِيٍّ وَ لاَ عَجَمِيٍّ لاَ جَرَمَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَرَكْتُهَا وَ أَنَا أَسْتَغْفِرُ اَللَّهَ تَعَالَى

Ḥadīth 177

Hadith.177 – (From Mas'adah ibn Ziyad) A man said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq {a.s}: 'I have neighbors who have female maidservant singers who sing and play the lute. Sometimes I go to the restroom and prolong my stay to listen to them.' Al-Sadiq {a.s} replied: 'Do not do that.' The man said: 'By Allah {SWT}, I do not approach them with my feet; it is only that I listen with my ears.' Al-Sadiq {a.s} responded: 'By Allah {SWT}, have you not heard Allah {SWT}, the Exalted, say: "Indeed, the hearing, the sight, and the heart—all of those will be questioned."' [Surah Al-Isra 17:36] The man said: 'It is as though I had never heard this verse from the Book of Allah {SWT}, the Exalted, from an Arab or a non-Arab. Certainly, I will abandon it and seek Allah’s {SWT} forgiveness.' Al-Sadiq {a.s} said to him, 'Arise, perform ghusl (ritual bathing), and pray as much as you like, for you were persisting in a grave matter. How terrible would your state have been had you died in that condition! Seek Allah’s {SWT} forgiveness and ask Him for repentance from everything He dislikes, for He dislikes only the repugnant things, and leave repugnant things to their people, for everything has its people.'