Taking a bath for cooling with the intention of dispensing with wudu'
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: A man always, when he takes a bath for cooling, intends with his washing to dispense with wudu' and does not perform wudu'. The question is: Does this bath suffice for him in place of wudu'?
The Shaykh:
No, this does not suffice, because cooling is not an act of worship. Cooling is not an act of worship, so wudu' does not apply to it. Wudu' requires an intention, it requires order, it requires continuity. As for cooling, this is not an act of worship.
The questioner:
And is he required to do anything regarding the past baths if he was ignorant of the legal ruling?
The Shaykh:
It means he did not perform wudu'. If he can determine the prayers he prayed and it is possible for him to make them up, it is obligatory for him to make them up. But if it has been a long time and it is not possible to determine the matters, he may be excused in this regard.
The questioner:
He mentions that he is the imam of a mosque.
The Shaykh:
As we mentioned, if he can [ensure] that the congregational prayer is valid, that the congregational prayer is valid. As for him, if he can determine the prayers and he can repeat them, he repeats them. But if it is not possible to determine them, or if they are very numerous and it is difficult for him to repeat them, he is excused due to ignorance. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: A man always, when he takes a bath for cooling, intends with his washing to dispense with wudu' and does not perform wudu'. The question is: Does this bath suffice for him in place of wudu'?
The Shaykh:
No, this does not suffice, because cooling is not an act of worship. Cooling is not an act of worship, so wudu' does not apply to it. Wudu' requires an intention, it requires order, it requires continuity. As for cooling, this is not an act of worship.
The questioner:
And is he required to do anything regarding the past baths if he was ignorant of the legal ruling?
The Shaykh:
It means he did not perform wudu'. If he can determine the prayers he prayed and it is possible for him to make them up, it is obligatory for him to make them up. But if it has been a long time and it is not possible to determine the matters, he may be excused in this regard.
The questioner:
He mentions that he is the imam of a mosque.
The Shaykh:
As we mentioned, if he can [ensure] that the congregational prayer is valid, that the congregational prayer is valid. As for him, if he can determine the prayers and he can repeat them, he repeats them. But if it is not possible to determine them, or if they are very numerous and it is difficult for him to repeat them, he is excused due to ignorance. Yes.
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شرح نونية ابن القيم [53] — alfawzan.live (1:24:37)
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