• Prayers & Duties >> Taharah (Purity)

    Question ID: 151717Country: INDIA

    Title: If oil is applied to the hair and a person does not use shampoo to remove the oil but only pours water over the head. Will the ghusl be valid?

    Question: If oil is applied to the hair and a person does not use shampoo to remove the oil but only pours water over the head. Will the ghusl be valid?

    Answer ID: 151717

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 1072/956/H=9/1438)

     

    Though the oil etc is not cleaned by the shampoo but the water reaches to the root of the hair then the wajib ghusl shall be valid.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India