If a person takes a ghusl (full ritual bath) for ihram (the consecrated state of pilgrimage) before traveling, fearing that he will not find water, does the sunnah (recommended practice) still apply?

Question : If someone were to say: What if a person takes a ghusl before traveling, fearing that there might be a shortage or that there might be no water? Does the sunnah still apply?

Answer : We say that if the distance is short, there is no harm, and the sunnah is achieved, such as if he took a ghusl when boarding the car; this time is short. As for the airplane, it is known that one cannot manage to take a ghusl [on board], and in that case, he takes a ghusl before boarding the airplane.