Types of Ghusl

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Wednesday, January 28 2026
8 Sha'ban 1447 AH.
Lesson Types of Ghusl
WALT: Identify and explain the different types of Ghusl in Islam and their significance.

Types of Ghusl

​Activity 1
Search the following words
1. Wajib
2. Mustahab
3. Makrooh

What is Ghusl?
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WHAT IS GHUSL ?

Ghusl is a (special bath) which means washing the entire body
with water. It is one of the methods of purification for the body
in Islam .

Ok, I understand
now. Are there
any types of
Ghusl? If so,
what are they?

There are two
types of Ghusl.
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What is Ghusl

Ghusl (special bath) which means washing the entire body with 

water

Ghusl is two types:

1. Wajib, which means (required).

2. Mustahab, which means (recommended).

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Ghusl is required as an obligatory act in the following cases:

1. Embracing Islam. When a person embraces Islam, he is required to wash his body.
2. Death, if a Muslim dies, he must be given a Ghusl (before burial).

3. Females are required to perform ghusl when their period ends.

Females are required to perform ghusl at the end of their post-childbirth bleeding.

Multiple Choice

"How many types of ghusl are there?"

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What Is Ghusl?

• Making Wudu

• Washing the entire body

• Washing the head and arms

ِﱠﷲ لوﺳر اًدﱠﻣَﺣُﻣ ﱠنَأَو ﷲ ﻻإ َﮫَﻟِإ ﻻ ْنَأ ُدَﮭْﺷَأ

Obligatory Ghusl

1. Embracing Islam. When a person embraces Islam,
   He is required to wash his body

2. Death, if a Muslim dies, he must be given a Ghusl (before burial).

3. Females are required to perform ghusl when their period ends.

Females are required to perform ghusl at the end of their post-childbirth bleeding

Multiple Choice

What type of water we use for the purification?

• Taher water

• Tahoor water

• Najes water

Match

Match the following

• Wajib

• Mustahab

• Makrooh

required)

recommended

disliked

• required)

• recommended

• disliked

Mustahab (recommended) ghusl
GHUSL IS SUNNAH IN THE FOLLOWING
CASES:
1. Ghusl for Friday prayer, in the Hadeeth
“Any one of you who came to Jumu’ah, let him take a ghusl.l”
2. After washing a dead body, in the
Hadeeth “Whoever gave ghusl to a dead
person, let him take a ghusl, and whoever carried the dead person, let him make
wudu’.”

3. Ghusl before wearing ihram for hajj or Umrah.
4. Ghusl upon entering Mecca. Also for staying in Arafat

1. Ghusl for Friday prayer, in the Hadeeth “Anyone of you who came to Jumu’ah, let him take a ghusl”

2. After washing a dead body, in the Hadeeth “whoever gave ghusl to a dead person, let him take a ghusl and whoever carried the dead person, let him make wudu’.” 

4. Ghusl for upon entering Mecca. Also for staying in Arafat

Multiple Select

Which of the following is fard (required ) ghusl?

• Friday prayer

• Death

• Embracing Islam.

• before entering Makkah

Multiple Select

When Ghusl is recommended (mustahab)? choose more than one answer?

• Ghusl upon entering Mecca.

• post-childbirth bleeding.

• period ends

• Ghusl for Friday prayer

Multiple Select

Choose the compulsory acts of ghusl

• Intention

• making wudu

• washing the entire body

​Activity 2
Explain the following statement.

Match

Match the following

• Fard

  (obligtory

• Mustahab

  (recommended)

• Makrooh

intention

Recite Bismillah بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

To use more water than in necessary

• intention

• Recite Bismillah بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

• To use more water than in necessary

Makrooh (disliked) act of Ghusl

Makrooh (disliked) act of Ghusl

To use more water than is necessary.

To take Ghusl an impure place.

To take Ghusl in such a place from where someone can see you.

To take Ghusl in still water

Reorder

Reorder the steps of Ghusl

•  Begin with Bismillah.

  and say the Intention to purify yourself.

• wash the hands up to the wrists and next

  wash the private parts and remove the Najasah (impurity).

• Making Wudu’ before washing the body.

• Wash hair to the roots.

• Pour water over the entire body washing the right side first and left side with washing between the toes and rub the body.

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.Benefits of the lesson
.Ghusl is washing the entire body with water.1
.There are required Ghusl and sunnah Ghusl .2

Ghusl substitutes for Ablution but Ablution does.3
.not substitute for Ghusl

The value of the lesson is: Taharah

(Purity)

Muslim should always make Ghusl when it
.is needed