Ghusl after pap smear
Question
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Ghusl after pap smear
Answer
With reference to your query, please be informed as follows:
After an internal examination by a gynecologist, there is no need for a farḍ ghusl.
As a rule, ghusl becomes fard in a limited set of circumstances. These are:
After sexual intercourse
After the emission of seminal fluid
After menstruation
After childbirth, if there is no post-natal bleeding
After post-natal-bleeding
After death
Anything other than these six reasons will not cause ghusl to become obligatory.
واﷲ تعالى أعلم
And Allah knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Taha Karaan
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