Junub

Junub (جنب) is an Islamic term meaning ritually impure due to sexual intercourse or seminal discharge. A person in such a state needs to take a bath in order to become ritually pure and be able to perform his prayers.[1]

Prohibited actions
  • A person is forbidden from offering salat.
  • Some Muslims believe that they must perform a ritual cleansing with water (Wudu or Ghusl) before touching a copy of the Quran, although this view is not universal.[2]
  • Women are exempt from fasting during their monthly cycle.

See also

References
  1. Clark, Malcolm (2003). Islam for Dummies. Indiana: Wiley Publishing Inc. p. 145.
  2. "Islām". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

2. al-Bukhaari, 279, al-Bukhaari, 283; 3. Muslim, 305, Muslim, 371, Muslim 306 4. al-Majmoo’ (9/74) 5. Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, fatwa no. 9620


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