The Ruling on the Obligation of Ghusl for an Apostate upon Repentance
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does not apostasy fall under the causes that necessitate ghusl, making it part of the author's statement that "everything that necessitates ghusl necessitates wudu"?
Answer:
No one has said that an apostate must perform ghusl, or that if he repents he must perform ghusl. No one has said this. Similarly, no one has said that a disbeliever who embraces Islam must perform ghusl, except in the sense of it being recommended. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does not apostasy fall under the causes that necessitate ghusl, making it part of the author's statement that "everything that necessitates ghusl necessitates wudu"?
Answer:
No one has said that an apostate must perform ghusl, or that if he repents he must perform ghusl. No one has said this. Similarly, no one has said that a disbeliever who embraces Islam must perform ghusl, except in the sense of it being recommended. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/14 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (2:43)
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