Part II: First Condition of Salaah
Q.
What is meant by taahir
(clean) body?
A. That
one’s body should be clean of all najaasat
(uncleanliness).
Q.
How many kinds of najaasat are
there?
A. Najaasat
is of two kinds: one haqeeqi
and the other hukmi.
Q.
What is haqeeqi najaasat ?
A. The
najaasat which can be seen is called haqeeqi
najaasat, for example urine, stool, blood, wines.
Q.
What is hukmi najaasat ?
A. When
a man is without wuduu’ or
bath (when he needs it), he has hukmi
najaasat.
Q.
From what type of najaasat
should one free his body before saying salaah
?
A. It
is necessary to be free from both types of najaasat
for saying salaah.
Q.
How many types of hukmi
najaasat are there?
A. Two
types: One is the lesser type known as Hadath-e-asghar,
the other is the greater type which is called hadath-e-akbar or janaabat.
Q.
How to clean oneself from the lesser type of hukmi
najaasat?
A. By
wuduu’ one can clean oneself
from the lesser type of hukmi
najaasat.
