363. Ghusl for Janabat is obligatory for offering thedaily prayers and other similar acts of worship. However, it is not obligatoryfor Namaz-e-Mayyit or for sajdatus sahv (prostrating on account of oversight)or sajdatush shukr' (prostration for thanksgiving) or for the obligatory Sajdahupon reciting the four particular verses of the holy Qur'an. (Rule no. 361)
364. At the time of doing ghusl, it is not necessaryto have in mind that one is performing an obligatory Ghusl. It is sufficientif one performs the Ghusl with the intention of Qurbat, i.e. complying withAllah's orders.
365. If a person who performs Ghusl with the niyyatof Wajib after having ascertained that the time of Namaz had set in, comes toknow after performing the bath that it was performed before the&127; timefor prayers had set in, the bath would be correct and valid.
366. There are two methods of performing Ghusls, bothWajib and Mustahab.
Tartibi (Sequential)
Irtimasi (By submerging the whole body).