Is it permissible for a person to pray without wudu' after bathing, even though he did not intend to perform wudu'?
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible for a person to pray without wudu' after bathing, even though he did not intend to perform wudu'?
Answer:
Wudu' is required, and the best and most complete way is to perform wudu' first and then take a bath; this is the best and most complete. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that. However, if he intends to remove both the major and minor ritual impurity, and then pours water over his body, then this suffices him for the bath and suffices him for the wudu', because the minor ritual impurity is included in the major ritual impurity by intention. As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Actions are only by intentions, and every person will have only what he intended."
He asks: Is it permissible for a person to pray without wudu' after bathing, even though he did not intend to perform wudu'?
Answer:
Wudu' is required, and the best and most complete way is to perform wudu' first and then take a bath; this is the best and most complete. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that. However, if he intends to remove both the major and minor ritual impurity, and then pours water over his body, then this suffices him for the bath and suffices him for the wudu', because the minor ritual impurity is included in the major ritual impurity by intention. As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Actions are only by intentions, and every person will have only what he intended."
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لإنسان بعد الاستحمام أن يصلي بغير وضوء مع أنه لم ينوي الوضوء؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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