What is the ruling regarding a woman who stops menstruating but has not yet performed Ghusl dipping her hand in water?
Chapter on What Necessitates Ghusl
Al-Mughni
Book of Purification
Primary text
A woman whose menses has ceased but has not yet performed Ghusl is treated in the same manner as a person in a state of major ritual impurity (Junub) concerning the preceding detailed rulings.
Supporting text
There are differing narrations from Ahmad regarding a Junub person or menstruating woman dipping their clean hand into a water vessel. In one narration, he permitted it if the hand was clean. In another, he became hesitant based on a report from Ibn Umar, expressing dislike if the entire hand was immersed, though permitting it if only a finger was dipped. Another opinion suggests that if a Junub person dips their leg, the water is spoiled because the person is impure, but the hand is excused due to necessity. Abu Yusuf stated that if a Junub person dips their hand, the water is not spoiled, but if they dip their leg, it is spoiled.