The Ruling on Performing Wudu Before the Friday Ghusl
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Question:
Some of our brothers have informed us that if a person performs wudu on Friday and then performs ghusl after the wudu, his prayer is invalid. He says that the correct view is that one should perform wudu after the ghusl, and he attributes this opinion to Your Eminence. If what he said is correct, how do we perform the prayer when we do not know its number? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is a mistake. It is permissible to perform wudu before the ghusl or after the ghusl. The ghusl on Friday is a recommended practice (sunnah). Whether one performs wudu before it or after it, it is all fine. The better option is to perform wudu first, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform wudu while in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) before performing ghusl. If one is in a state of major ritual impurity, he performs wudu and then performs ghusl. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever performs the ghusl for Friday and then goes to the mosque..." This indicates that it is better to perform wudu first, then perform ghusl. His wudu is valid, unless he touches his private parts, in which case it is a ghusl that requires repeating the wudu. If he did not touch his private parts, did not pass wind, and nothing else occurred, he performs ghusl and does not need to repeat the wudu, even if he passed wind or did something else, as long as he did not touch his private parts. Do we understand? Performing wudu first is better, then one performs the ghusl for Friday, just as he would do if he were in a state of major ritual impurity: he performs wudu and then performs the ghusl for major ritual impurity. However, if during the ghusl, when he did not perform wudu first but engaged in the ghusl, he touched his private parts, or passed wind, or something else from the things that invalidate wudu occurred, he must repeat the wudu. This is because the invalidation of the wudu is due to touching the private parts, passing wind, or something similar. Yes.
Some of our brothers have informed us that if a person performs wudu on Friday and then performs ghusl after the wudu, his prayer is invalid. He says that the correct view is that one should perform wudu after the ghusl, and he attributes this opinion to Your Eminence. If what he said is correct, how do we perform the prayer when we do not know its number? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is a mistake. It is permissible to perform wudu before the ghusl or after the ghusl. The ghusl on Friday is a recommended practice (sunnah). Whether one performs wudu before it or after it, it is all fine. The better option is to perform wudu first, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform wudu while in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) before performing ghusl. If one is in a state of major ritual impurity, he performs wudu and then performs ghusl. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever performs the ghusl for Friday and then goes to the mosque..." This indicates that it is better to perform wudu first, then perform ghusl. His wudu is valid, unless he touches his private parts, in which case it is a ghusl that requires repeating the wudu. If he did not touch his private parts, did not pass wind, and nothing else occurred, he performs ghusl and does not need to repeat the wudu, even if he passed wind or did something else, as long as he did not touch his private parts. Do we understand? Performing wudu first is better, then one performs the ghusl for Friday, just as he would do if he were in a state of major ritual impurity: he performs wudu and then performs the ghusl for major ritual impurity. However, if during the ghusl, when he did not perform wudu first but engaged in the ghusl, he touched his private parts, or passed wind, or something else from the things that invalidate wudu occurred, he must repeat the wudu. This is because the invalidation of the wudu is due to touching the private parts, passing wind, or something similar. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 075 هل يصح الغُسل بعد الوضوء لصلاة الجمعة؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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