You mentioned janabah among the causes requiring ghusl. What rulings relate to janabah?
2026-10-13
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Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn
الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين
Original Q&A · Full displayed answer
This reproduces the five rulings listed by Ibn Uthaymeen for janabah. Preserve his stated wudu qualification concerning remaining in the mosque. It does not conflate janabah with menstruation or claim consensus on every item.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
فضيلة الشيخ، ذكرتم أن من موجبات الغسل الجنابة، فما هي الأحكام المتعلقة بالجنابة؟
الجواب
الأحكام المتعلقة بالجنابة هي:
أولا: أن الجنب تحرم عليه الصلاة؛ فرضها، ونفلها، حتى صلاة الجنازة.
ثانيا: يحرم عليه الطواف بالبيت.
ثالثا: يحرم عليه مس المصحف.
رابعا: يحرم عليه المكث في المسجد إلا بوضوء.
خامسا: يحرم عليه قراءة القرآن حتى يغتسل.
هذه هي أحكام خمسة تتعلق بمن عليه جنابة.
English translation
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Original question
Esteemed Shaykh, you mentioned janabah among the causes requiring ghusl. What rulings relate to janabah?
Answer
The rulings relating to janabah are:
First: someone in janabah may not pray, whether obligatory or voluntary prayer, including the funeral prayer.
Second: he may not perform tawaf around the House.
Third: he may not touch the mushaf.
Fourth: he may not remain in the mosque unless he performs wudu.
Fifth: he may not recite the Quran until he performs ghusl.
These are five rulings relating to someone in janabah.
Source and editorial notes
Fiqh al-ʿIbādāt, 13th edition, 1441 AH, question 78, pp.120–121
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Fiqh al-ʿIbādāt
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