Ghusl is recommended in the following cases 1 Before going to Jummah Congregational Friday Prayer 2 Before going to Eid Prayers Muslim annual feast prayers 3 Before undertaking Umrah or Hajj Pilgrimage to Makkah 4 Upon washing a corpse According to many scholars the performance of Ghusl is preferred for a person who washes a corpse 5 When a disbeliever converts to Islam