is not necessary to repeat the Ghusl, but merely wash the dry portion. It is not sufficient to pass a wet hand over the dry place. If one has forgotten to rinse the mouth or the nostrils, these too could be rinsed when recalled after Ghusl has been performed. Ghusl should be made in a place of total privacy. In another hadith, Ibn Abbas stated that Maimuna said that Muhammad was given a towel after ghusl, but he shook off the water instead of rubbing his body with it. In addition, Ibn Abbas recorded the following hadith on the authority of his mother's sister. Makruh things in the act of Ghusl Things that are makruh in ghusl. To perform ghusl at a place where anybody is watching you. Performing naked ghusl while facing towards the Kaaba. Talking in ghusl. Doing ghusl opposite to farad ghusl. Reciting dua other than the bismillah. Shia school of thought There are two methods of performing ghusl. One is known as ghusl tartibi, and the other is known as ghusl irtimasi. Ghusl tartibih "Ghusl tartibi" means an ordinal bath, performed in three stages. After washing away the najasat (e.g., semen or blood) from the body and after niyyat, the body has to be washed in three stages: head down to the neck; then the right side of the body from the shoulder down to the foot; then the left side of the body. Each part should be washed thoroughly in such a way that the water reaches the skin. Special care should be taken while washing the head; the hair should be combed (e.g., with your fingers) so that water reaches the hair-roots. While washing the right side of the body, some part of the left side must be washed too, and vice versa. Ghusl irtimasi "Ghusl irtimasi" means a bath involving immersion of the whole body in the water. It can only be done in a body of water, e.g., a pool, river, lake or sea. After washing away the semen or blood from the body and after niyyat, the whole body should be completely immersed in the water all at once, not gradually. One has to make sure that the water reaches all parts of the body, including hair and the skin under it. Ghusl tartibi is preferred over ghusl irtimasi. Recommendable acts of ghusl What has been mentioned above are the wajib