Does the ghusl for janabah suffice in place of the ghusl for Jumu'ah?

Question : The questioner asks: Does the ghusl for janabah suffice in place of the ghusl for Jumu'ah? And if he performs the ghusl and then remembers [that he had not done it for Jumu'ah] and finds the time to be tight, what should he do?

Answer : Yes, the ghusl for janabah suffices in place of the ghusl for Jumu'ah, because the purpose of the ghusl for Jumu'ah is for a person to purify his entire body. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is said that the ghusl for Jumu'ah should be for the sake of sexual intercourse. They cite as evidence for this the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever performs ghusl and causes another to perform ghusl..." meaning that he became the cause of another's ghusl, and that is by having sexual intercourse with his wife until she performs ghusl, and he himself performs ghusl. Although this hadith is open to that interpretation, it has another meaning. In any case, the ghusl for janabah suffices in place of the ghusl for Jumu'ah. As for if a person is in a state of janabah and does not remember it until the time has become tight, he should perform ghusl for the janabah, and then pray. Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it." This is like if he remembers one of the conditions of prayer; he purifies himself when he remembers it, and then he performs the prayer.