Hajj means travelling for the purpose of visiting the Ka`bah to perform the rites i.e., the actions and words reported in accounts of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) Hajj.

1- The majority of jurists say that a woman cannot read the Quran during her period until she is pure. However, some scholars say that it is permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Quran. 2- As for touching the Quran during menses, the correct view is that it is forbidden to touch the mus-haf when one is in any kind of state of impurity.

Semen in the case of men is a thick, white liquid, and in the case of women it is thin and yellow. Madhiy is a sticky white fluid that is emitted when a person is thinking of or desiring intercourse. Maniy requires performance of ghusl, but madhiy requires performance of wudu. Maniy is pure but madhiy is impure.

Muslim bathroom etiquette includes: not facing the qiblah, not touching the penis with the right hand, not removing impurity with the right hand, answering the call of nature sitting, concealing oneself from the sight of others, reciting dhikr when entering or leaving the toilet, and not urinating into stagnant water.

Circumcision is not necessary for conversion to Islam because the soundness of a person’s Islam does not depend upon him being circumcised.