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Category: Janabah in Islam
Janabah in Islam ~ A state of major ritual impurity caused by any contact with semen. The state of janabah renders Muslims unfit for the performance of ritual duties, such as prayer, until they purify themselves through complete ablution (ghusl).
Ghusl Janabat is ghusl performed after sexual intercourse or ejaculation. Ghusl Hayd is following menstruation. Ghusl Nifas is following lochia (vaginal discharge after giving birth, which can occur for up to 6 weeks after birth) Ghusl Mayyit is ghusl performed on a dead Muslim.