72 - الجنابة

72. RITUAL IMPURITY (al-janaba)

357 - غُسلُ الجَنابَةِ

357. Ritual Bathing of al-janaba

(يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى‏ الصَّلاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى‏ الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُؤُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى‏ الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُباً فَاطَّهَّرُوا) .¹

"O you who have faith! When you stand up for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, and wipe a part of your heads and your feet, up to the ankles. If you are junub, purify yourselves." ²

(اُنظر) النساء : 43 .

(See also: Qur'an 4:43)

1136.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يَنامُ المُسلمُ وهُو جُنُبٌ ، ولايَنامُ إلّا على‏ طَهورٍ ، فإنْ لَم يَجِدِ الماءَ فلْيَتيمَّمْ بالصَّعيدِ .³

1136.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A Muslim must not sleep in the state of ritual impurity (janaba); he must only sleep in a pure state. If he cannot find water [to perform the major ablution with], he must perform dry ablution (tayammum).' ⁴

1137.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : الجُنُبُ إذا أرادَ أنْ يَأكُلَ ويَشْرَبَ ، غَسَلَ يَدَهُ وتَمَضْمَضَ وغَسَلَ وَجهَهُ ، وأكَلَ وشَرِبَ .⁵

1137.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'A man in a state of ritual impurity, when he wishes to eat or drink, must wash his hands, rinse his mouth and wash his face before he eats or drinks.' ⁶