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] A person while in a state of janaba cannot offer his/her daily salat (prayer) or enter a mosque.

Things a junub person can do

Things a junub person cannot do

See also

References

  1. Clark, Malcolm (2003). Islam for Dummies. Indiana: Wiley Publishing Inc. p. 145.

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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