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Dealing with Doubts in Ghusl: Validity and Repeating

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Q: I have a question regarding ghusl. I get constant doubts about the validity of my ghusl. If someone performs ghusl and then sleeps and then does salaah at night but at night time they get a doubt that if the eye and eyebrow was properly washed in ghusl or if it was accidently left dry (note this is more based on doubt rather than certainty). The person then goes to the bathroom and washes his eye and eyebrow with the niyyah of completing the ghusl. Is this valid and he does not need have to repeat his ghusl?  If one hesitates to wash it due to waswasah or because he isn’t sure, does he become napak again?

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A: Yes, it is valid.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

عن أبي كعب : عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال إن للوضوء شيطانا يقال له الولهان فاتقوا وسواس الماء قال وفي الباب عن عبد الله بن عمرو و عبد الله بن مغفل قال أبو عيسى حديث أبي كعب حديث غريب وليس إسناده بالقوى [ والصحيح ] عند أهل الحديث لأنا لا نعلم أحدا أسنده غير خارجة وقد روى هذا الحديث من غير وجه عن الحسن قوله و لا يصح في هذا الباب عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم شيء و خارجة ليس بالقوى عند أصحابنا وضعفه ابن المبارك (ترمذي #57)

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Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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