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F86Chapter on the Full Bath (Ghusl)Revised

The Full Bath of a Woman after Menstruation or Post-natal Bleeding Ends

When does the full bath become obligatory for a woman after menstruation or post-natal bleeding, how is the end of the bleeding known, and what must the bath include?

Hanafi

The full bath becomes obligatory once the bleeding ends — either by reaching its maximum term or by the sign of purity, dryness or the white discharge — and the bath must cover the whole body with water, together with rinsing the mouth and the nose.

Maliki

The full bath becomes obligatory once the bleeding has wholly ceased and the sign of purity is seen; in it, covering the whole body with water together with rubbing, continuity when one remembers and is able, and running the water through the hair are obligatory.

Shāfiʿī

The full bath becomes obligatory once the bleeding ends and purity is seen; the whole body must be covered with water down to the roots of the hair, with the intention of lifting the major impurity of menstruation or post-natal bleeding.

Hanbali

The full bath becomes obligatory once the bleeding of menstruation or of childbirth has ended and purity is established by the white discharge or by dryness; the whole body must be covered with water, and the hair must be undone for the bath of menstruation and post-natal bleeding, unlike the bath of janābah when the roots are soaked.