Junub

Short description: Islamic ritual impurity following intercourse

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 ghusl and ablution mentioned in Hadees and authentic Islamic Shari'ah in order to become ritually pure and be able to perform his prayers.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Prohibited actions
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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. [citation needed]

## See also

* Islamic sexual hygienical jurisprudence
* Ghusl
* Najis

## References

1. ↑ Clark, Malcolm (2003). Islam for Dummies. Indiana: Wiley Publishing Inc.. p. 145. ISBN 9781118053966. https://books.google.com/books?id=zPXu561ZpvgC&pg=PT145.
2. ↑ "Islām". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/295507/Islam. 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

## External links

* Laws of Ritual Purity in Islam including bath of purification (ghusl) required for a person who is sexually ritually impure (junub).

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