Course Outline
Level 1: Introduction to Purification
Definition of purification (linguistic and technical)
Importance of purification in the Qur’an and Hadith
Levels of purification (external and internal)
Difference between impurity and purification
Level 2: Water and Its Rulings
Types of purifying water
Difference between pure and impure water
Rulings of little and abundant water
Things that make water impure
Level 3: Rulings of Impurities
Types of impurity: real (ḥaqīqī) and legal (ḥukmī)
Major and minor impurities
Methods of removing impurities
Cleaning impurity from clothes and body
Level 4: Wuḍū (Ablution)
Obligation of wuḍū with proofs
Obligatory acts, necessary acts, and Sunnahs of wuḍū
Disliked actions in wuḍū
Things that nullify wuḍū
Level 5: Ghusl (Ritual Bath)
Obligation of ghusl and its causes
Obligatory and Sunnah acts of ghusl
Rulings related to janābah, menstruation, and post-natal bleeding
The Sunnah method of ghusl
Level 6: Tayammum (Dry Ablution)
Legitimacy of tayammum
Causes for performing tayammum (absence or non-usage of water)
Method of tayammum
Things that invalidate tayammum
Level 7: Istinjā and Istibrā’
Method of istinjā and its Sunnahs
Disliked matters in istinjā
Issues related to istibrā’ (cleaning after urination)
Etiquettes of using the restroom
Level 8: Menstruation, Post-Natal Bleeding, and Istihāḍah
Duration and rulings of menstruation
Rulings of post-natal bleeding
Identifying and ruling on istihāḍah (irregular bleeding)
Worship and purification during these states
Level 9: Contemporary Issues in Purification
Nail polish, makeup, and rulings for wuḍū/ghusl
Medical equipment and injections in relation to purification
Use of disposable items (tissues, wipes, etc.)
Modern fatāwā on purification-related issues
Level 10: Purification and Spirituality
Concept of inner purification
Spiritual impurities and their remedies
Spiritual effects of purification in worship
Relationship between purity and closeness to Allah
