Actions Haraam for a Junub

From the time a person becomes Junub until the Ghusl is performed or if one is not able to perform Ghusl and instead performs Tayammum, the following acts are Haraam:

• Touching the Qur’an with any part of the body, and the names of Allah, and according to Ihtiyat Wajib, touching the names of the Prophets (peace be upon them) and the A’immah (a.s).
• Going into Masjid al-Haraam and Masjid an-Nabi (peace be upon him) - even if one just goes in from one door and exits through another door.
• Staying in a Masjid and in the Haram (Holy Shrines) of the A’immah (a.s), but if one only intends to enter from one door and exit through another door, or to take something, then it is not a problem.
• Reciting any of the Surahs from the Qur’an that contain a Wajib Sajdah, even if it is only one letter from these Surahs. (The ayats of Sajdah are the following):

1. Surah Sajdah  32:15
2. Surah Fusilat  41:37
3. Surah Najm  53:62
4. Surah ‘Alaq  96:19

• If a person has a specific room for Salat in his house, or like those found in most organizations and clubs, it does not have the ruling of a Masjid.
• There is no harm in staying in the Holy Shrines of the descendents of the A’immah (a.s.) in a state of Janabat, but staying in the Masjids that are usually built adjacent to the Shrines, is forbidden.