Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Fourth Fascicle

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garments,z body,z water,z well,z pond,z orz whetherz butter,z bread,
clothes,z foodz andz othersz preparedz byz thez ignorantz orz by
disbelieverszarezdirty,ztheyzareztozbezjudgedzclean.”
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sunnatz toz goz toz bedz withz anz ablution.z Itz isz writtenz inz the
explanationz ofz Shir’at-ul-islâm: “Itz isz permissiblez andz blessedz to
recitezthezQur’ânzal-kerîmzwithoutzanzablutionzwhilezlyingzinzbed.
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legsztogether.”
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isz brokenz accordingz toz allz fourz Madhhabs.z Inz fact,z ghuslz is
necessaryzinzthezHanbalîzMadhhabz[Inâya]. Itziszharâmztozenterza
mosquez whenz youz arez junubz orz duringz menstruation,z andz itz is
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emissionszwhichznormallyzbreakzanzablutionztakezplacezbecausezof
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ablutionzwillznotzbezbrokenzaccordingztozthezMâlikîzMadhhab.
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andztwozcupszofzvinegarzarezputzinzazcontainer.zThreezdayszlater,
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timesz daily.z Or,z onez spoonfulz ofz seedsz ofz ruez andz gingerz and
cinnamonz andz blackpepperz arez pulverizedz andz mixed.z One
teaspoonfulzofzthezmixturezisztakenzwithzwater,zoncezearlyzinzthe
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