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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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During Ghusl, is it necessary to pour water over the head three times? If I feel that the water hasn't reached my scalp properly, can I wash it more than three times, or would that invalidate the Ghusl, requiring me to start over?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is not necessary to pour water during Ghusl three times. The obligatory act is to make the water reach to your head, face and whole body one time. Repeating that does not harm the Ghusl.

Wassalam.
How should one determine when to perform Ghusl if their menstrual period stops and starts towards the end, and they are not sure if it has fully ended? Is it permissible to wait a day or two before doing Ghusl to be sure?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

You need to be sure that the menstruation cycle has ended and there is no blood at all, then perform Ghusl of Haydh. If you doubt that the menstruation might not finished yet, you need to wait and check till you become sure that menstruation has really ended.

Minimum period of menstruation is three days continuously and maximum period of menstruation is ten continuous days. Bleeding after ten days is not menstruation but Estihadha during which SALAH is obligatory with rules of Wudhu or Ghusl.
Wassalam.
I did Ghusl for about 5 minutes plus, but I feel like my hair was not washed enough. I was under the shower with water going on my hair for the 5 minutes, but I did not necessarily use my hands to wash it. Does my Ghusl and prayers count?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Being under the water for 5 minutes would, in most, if not all cases make water reach all parts of your head, and that would be enough for your ghusl. The important thing is you follow the correct procedure of ghusl, which is head/neck, then right side of body, then left side of body.

Avoiding excessive doubt is also very important.

And Allah knows best
If Fajr Namaz is missed on a Friday, can we offer its Qaza after doing the Ghusl of Juma or do we need to perform Wuzu for it?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

We must try our best to perform every Prayer within its time and never miss any Prayer as much as we can. If God firbid, Fajr Namaz is missed, we must perform its Qaza as soon as we can. There is no condition to perform Ghusl of Jum’a before performing the Qaza although Ghusl Jum’a is very great recommended Ghusl, but you can perform the Qaza of Fajr with Wudhu only or after Ghusl Jum’a if you wish but Ghusl Jum’a is not obligatory nor a condition for Qaza Namaz.

Wassalam.