Is it necessary for a person who has long hair to wet all strands of his hair? Is ghusl valid if he does not?
Dear Brother / Sister,
It is necessary to make sure that even a place that is as small as a pinpoint is not left dry while making ghusl; it is necessary to wash the ears and the belly button too.
It is necessary for water to touch the skin under hair, beard and mustache, and among them. Even if they are bushy, it is necessary to make water reach under them. If the strands and the skin under them remain dry, ghusl is not regarded to have been complete.
However, it is not necessary for women to wash their hair that hangs down from their heads. It is enough to wet the hair roots. Since men do not have to lengthen their hair, it is necessary for them to wash all parts of their hair if their hair is long.
(Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen, Büyük İslam İlmihali)
Questions on Islam
- What are the fards of ghusl?
- Is it permissible to make ghusl with dyed hair? Is it permissible to dye hair?
- What are the boundaries of the face in wudu according to Shafii madhhab?
- Ghusl
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- Is permanent hair straightening religiously permissible?
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- Does the dirt under nails prevent ghusl?
- Does the gum in the eye harm wudu and ghusl?
- Is it permissible for women to paint their nails by polishing them?
