Is it permissible for one who is content with the obligatory condition to wash his entire body with rubbing using soap?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: I know that there are two conditions for the ghusl from janabah (major ritual impurity): an obligatory condition and a complete condition. Is it permissible for a man, if he is content with the obligatory condition, to wash his entire body with water while rubbing it with soap?
Answer:
If he washes his entire body with water, even if he does not rub it, that is sufficient. If he rubs it, that is an additional purification, and there is no harm in it. As for the soap, that is for cleanliness; it is not used for the prayer. It is used for cleanliness. If he needs it, he uses it, and if he does not need it, he leaves it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: I know that there are two conditions for the ghusl from janabah (major ritual impurity): an obligatory condition and a complete condition. Is it permissible for a man, if he is content with the obligatory condition, to wash his entire body with water while rubbing it with soap?
Answer:
If he washes his entire body with water, even if he does not rub it, that is sufficient. If he rubs it, that is an additional purification, and there is no harm in it. As for the soap, that is for cleanliness; it is not used for the prayer. It is used for cleanliness. If he needs it, he uses it, and if he does not need it, he leaves it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لمن اكتفى بالصفة الواجبة أن يعم بدنه مع الدلك بالصابون؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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