Suara.com – It doesn’t feel like there’s only a week left for the month of Ramadan to arrive. Various ways are used by Muslims to welcome this holy month full of grace, one of which is by cleaning themselves physically.
Washing your hair or taking a big bath before fasting in Ramadan has become a habit for most Muslims. By washing their hair, Muslims who are about to start fasting can ensure that they are physically clean.
So how do you pray for washing your hair before fasting in Ramadan? Check out the full summary below.
1. Purpose of Washing Hair before Ramadan
Also Read: Prayers After Tarawih Prayers Complete with Their Meanings
Illustration of the intention to bathe obligatory for men and women (Freepik)
Washing your hair or taking a big bath is actually not a mandatory rule. But it would be nice for Muslims to wash their hair to cleanse their bodies from uncleanness before worshiping in the blessed month of Ramadan.
2. Procedure for washing your hair before Ramadan
Illustration of Keramas. (pexels)
Washing your hair before Ramadan is the same as taking a big bath in general. Before washing your hair, you should read a prayer and continue washing your hands three times.
Hidden growing parts such as the genitals also need attention to be cleaned with the left hand. Don’t forget to wash your hands after cleaning the dirty body parts.
The procedure for washing your hair is followed by ablution as when going to pray. Then pour water on the head three times, don’t forget to clean the base of the hair with your fingers.
Also Read: 4 Sunnah Worships During Ramadan That Have Abundant Rewards
The last step is to clean the whole body. Make sure the right side of the body comes first, don’t let the body folds also be missed.
3. Prayer for washing hair before the month of Ramadan
Prayer illustration. (Pixabay/AveCalvar)
Before washing your hair, you should read the prayer “Nawaitul ghusla li dhukuli romadhoona sunatalillahi ta’ala,” which means “I intend to take a sunnah bath in the month of Ramadan because of Allah Ta’ala.
4. Sunnah before Ramadan
Ramadan Month Illustration (Unsplash/Rumman Amin)
In addition to taking a shower, Muslims should also practice the sunnah before fasting in the month of Ramadan. When taking a shower to purify the body, the following Sunnah practices will purify the soul.
First of all, Muslims are expected to read istighfar more and more. Mutual forgiveness with family, relatives and friends before Ramadan is also encouraged.
Muslims should also increase their recitation of the Koran and study religious knowledge so that they are better prepared to welcome the month of Ramadan.
Those are various things related to the prayer for washing your hair before fasting in Ramadan. Don’t forget to memorize and understand the meaning, then do it!
Contributors : Neressa Prahastiwi
