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Purity jurisprudence

Course Description: This course covers (the meaning and types of purification, and the rulings on purifying water, types of vessels and the rulings on their use, rulings and etiquette of Istinja and Istijmar, Sunnahs of Fitrah and rulings on the Siwak, rulings, conditions, Sunnahs, and Nullifiers of Wudu,obligatory Ghusl, its description and rulings, rulings on wiping over Khuffayn and barriers, the meaning and description of Tayammum and its rulings, the meaning and divisions of impurity and their rulings, the meaning of menstruation, Istihadah, and Nifas and the rulings of each).

Credit hours: 3

Objectives of the course :

Explanation of Concepts and Terms of Purity.
The rulings on purification in detail, with their basis and evidence.
Developing a student's jurisprudential faculty, enabling them to comprehend, deduce, and apply the rulings of ritual purity to real-life situations, and transferring these competencies to society.
Adhering to etiquette and skills in dealing with those who hold different opinions on controversial matters.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
The student knows the concepts and terms of purity.
2. Describe the scientific research methodology for studying matters of purification.
3. To explain the evidence for the rulings on purification from the Quran and Sunnah according to the scientific methodology of exegetes and hadith scholars.
Skills:
To apply hermeneutics and text interpretation skills in establishing and understanding evidence in matters of purity, using modern technical applications.
2- To utilize technical, computational, and numerical skills in matters of purity.
3. To apply legal rulings on purity to actual situations.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
1- Demonstrate Islamic ethics, social, professional and academic values, and disagreement etiquette.
2 - Bear the assigned responsibility professionally and independently.
3- Work collaboratively and effectively as a team.

Additional information:

Course Topics:
Purity: Its meaning, types, and ruling. Impurity: Its meaning, types, and ruling for each type. Categories of water, the differences between them, and the ruling for purification with each type. The limit of small water and large water, and its explanation with modern measurements.
Ruling on water in which impurity has fallen. Methods of purifying impure water. Rulings on suspicion and doubt regarding the purity of water, clothes, and places. Rulings on some emerging issues related to water, such as the ruling on using treated wastewater.
Types of Utensils and the Ruling on Using Each Type. Taking and Using Utensils of Gold and Silver, and their Contemporary Applications. Taking and Using Precious Utensils Other Than Gold and Silver. Using Utensils and Clothing of Polytheists. Purification of Tanned Hide of a Carcass.
Istinja and Istijmar: their meanings, the difference between them, and their ruling. Etiquette of entering the toilet and relieving oneself. The ruling on facing or turning one's back to the Qibla when relieving oneself. Conditions for Istijmar with stones and similar materials.
The Sunan al-Fitrah: its meaning, wisdom, and related rulings (circumcision, nail trimming, shaving pubic hair, plucking armpit hair, trimming the mustache, letting the beard grow), and the Siwak: its ruling, what can substitute for it, and the correct way of using it.
Fulfilling Wudu: Its Meaning and Rulings. Conditions of Wudu: Its Meaning and Rulings. The Condition of Intention for the Validity of Wudu. Situations of Doubt Regarding Purity and Hadath. Sunnahs of Wudu: Their Meaning and Enumeration. The Manner of Wudu in Detail. Nullifiers of Wudu: Their Meaning and Enumeration. What is Prohibited for One in a State of Hadath.
Obligations for Ghusl: Its meaning and enumeration. The method of complete ghusl and sufficient ghusl. Validity of ghusl in lieu of wudu. What is prohibited for one in a state of major ritual impurity.
The rulings on wiping over socks and coverings: their meaning, the permissibility of wiping over them, their types, and the ruling on each type. Conditions for wiping over socks and coverings. And how to wipe over socks and coverings. The duration of wiping, from start to end, and what that entails in terms of rulings. The difference between wiping over socks and wiping over a cast. Rulings on wiping over socks, stockings, casts, and other coverings. Things that invalidate wiping over socks, stockings, casts, and other coverings.
Tayammum: Its Meaning, Evidence for its Legitimacy, and the Wisdom Behind its Legitimacy. Is Tayammum Permitting or Lifting? And its Effect. Conditions for Tayammum and the Effect of the Failure of those Conditions or Some of Them on the Validity of Tayammum. The Manner of Tayammum in Detail. Nullifiers of Tayammum. Differences in Rulings Between Tayammum and Wudu. The Ruling on the Prayer of One Who Has Lost Both Purification Methods. Tayammum for the Sick Person, and Wiping and Washing Them.
Impurity: its meaning, and its divisions according to different considerations. How to purify impurities. Means of purification, old and new. Pardonable impurities. The ruling on praying while carrying impurity. Divisions of animals in terms of purity and impurity, and the ruling on each division.
Menstruation: Its meaning and description of its blood. Rulings on yellow and brown discharge before, after, and during menstruation. The minimum and maximum age for menstruation. The minimum, usual, and maximum duration of menstruation. Rulings related to menstruation in the chapters of worship and marriage. Conditions of a menstruating woman and the ruling for each condition.
Istihadhah: Its meaning, and the difference between its blood and menstrual blood. The conditions of women experiencing istihadhah and the ruling for each condition. Rulings related to istihadhah in the chapters of worship and marriage. How a woman experiencing istihadhah and those in her category purify themselves.
Postpartum bleeding: its meaning and the difference between it and menstruation. The duration of postpartum bleeding and its maximum limit. The ruling on blood exiting a pregnant woman during pregnancy and before childbirth. Blood resulting from a woman's miscarriage. What rulings are the same for a menstruating woman and a woman experiencing postpartum bleeding, and where they differ. The impact of modern medical advancements on the topics of menstruation, istihadha (abnormal vaginal bleeding), and postpartum bleeding.

Last updated: 2026-05-04