Washing private part in ghusl

Is it obligatory to wash one’s private part at the beginning of ghusl? What if one forgets? Does he have to repeat the ghusl?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
There are three obligatory acts in ghusl: 1) to rinse one’s mouth 2) to rinse one’s nose 3) to wash the entire body.

To wash one’s private part in the beginning of ghusl is Sunnah, not obligatory. If a person forgot to wash his private part in the beginning of ghusl, there is no need to repeat the entire ghusl.

(Al-lubaab: pg. 21; Hashiya Tahtawi: pg. 104)

And Allah knows best.

Mufti Faizal Riza
13/9/2011

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This answer was collected from Fatwa.org.au, which is connected to Darul Ifta Australia, based in Melbourne, Australia.
It is operated by Mufti Faizal Riza, a student of Mufti Ebrahim Desai from South Africa.

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