Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

The Ritual and Spiritual Purity

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Introduction
• The Book
• The Sources of the Shari`ah
• Ijtihad & Taqlid
• Notes
• I. Najasat & Taharat
• A. Some Important Terms
• B. The A`yan Najisah (The Inherently Unclean Things)
• 1. & 2. Urine And Stool
• 3. Semen
• 4. Blood
• 5. Corpses
• 6. & 7. Pigs And Dogs
• 8. The Kafirs
• 9. Intoxicating Liquids
• C. Some general rules
• D. The Mutahhirat (The Purifying Agents)
• 1. Water
• 2. The Earth
• 3. The Sun
• 4. Istihalah (Chemical Change)
• 5. Inqilab (Change in Properties)
• 6. Intiqal (Change in Place)
• 7. Zawa lu `l-'ayni 'n-Najasah (Disappearance of the Najasat)
• 8. Istibra' (Quarantining)
• 9. Islam
• 10. Taba`Iyyah (To follow)
• 11. Ghaybatu 'l-Muslim (Disappearance of a Muslim)
• E. Our outlook towards The Najasat
• Notes
• II. Wudu
• A. Introduction
• B. Manner of performing Wudu
• 1. Washing the face
• 2. Washing the fore-arms
• 3. Wiping of the head
• 4. Wiping of the feet
• C. Some general rules
• D. Recommendable acts of Wudu
• E. A summary of Wudu
• F. The conditions for the validity of Wudu
• i. The Water
• ii. The Person
• iii. The Acts of Wudu
• G. The Nawaqiz of Wudu
• i. The Discharges
• ii. The Mental Disability Factors
• H. When does the wudu become wajib?
• I. Wudu'u'l-Jabirah (Wudu On A Bandage)
• J. Wudu in the Qur'an & the Sunnah
• Notes
• III. Ghusl
• A. Introduction
• B. Manner of performing Ghusl
• 1. Ghusl Tartibi
• 2. Ghusl Irtimasi
• C. Recommendable acts of Ghusl
• D. A summary of Ghusl
• E. The conditions for the validity of Ghusl
• i. The Water
• ii. The Person
• iii. The Ghusl
• F. Some general rules
• Notes
• IV. Ghusl Janabat
• A. Introduction
• B. The causes of Ghusl Janabat
• C. The things which are forbidden for a Junub
• D. The acts whose validity depend on Ghusl Janabat
• Notes
• V. Tayammum
• A. Introduction
• B. Manner of performing Tayammum
• C. The things on which Tayammum can be done
• D. When to do Tayammum?
• E. The conditions for the validity of Tayammum
• F. Some general rules
• Note
• VI. From Ritual To Spiritual
• A. Introduction
• B. The big question
• C. The correct perspective
• D. Connecting the ritual to the spiritual
• 1. Disbelief - Kufr
• 2. Arrogance - Takabbur
• 3. Respecting others' rights
• 4. Thinking positively about others
• 5. Sincerity in intention
• 6. The Du'as during Wudu
• Notes
• Glossary
• Bibliography