What is the ruling on taking a full ritual bath for a person in ihram?
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Question:
The listener Abu Bakr Humaid from the Western Region sent a question, saying: Is it necessary for a person in ihram to take a full ritual bath, or is it sufficient for him to perform wudu?
Answer:
It is not necessary for a person in ihram to take a full ritual bath; rather, it is recommended for him to do so in order to remove odors clinging to his body and to be clean from dirt, so that he may approach the act of worship in the best condition, because ihram is a great act of worship. He should enter into it while in a state of purity. If he enters ihram without taking a full ritual bath or performing wudu, his ihram is valid, because purity is not a condition for the validity of the intention of ihram; purity is not required for it.
The listener Abu Bakr Humaid from the Western Region sent a question, saying: Is it necessary for a person in ihram to take a full ritual bath, or is it sufficient for him to perform wudu?
Answer:
It is not necessary for a person in ihram to take a full ritual bath; rather, it is recommended for him to do so in order to remove odors clinging to his body and to be clean from dirt, so that he may approach the act of worship in the best condition, because ihram is a great act of worship. He should enter into it while in a state of purity. If he enters ihram without taking a full ritual bath or performing wudu, his ihram is valid, because purity is not a condition for the validity of the intention of ihram; purity is not required for it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الاغتسال للمحرم؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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