A man who took a bath for cleanliness and intended with it to remove minor ritual impurity: what is the ruling on his prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A person used to take a bath for cleanliness and intended with it to remove both minor and major ritual impurity. He continued this practice for a long time, and he used to pray with this bath. What is the ruling on his prayer? It is known that he believed the act was valid due to his ignorance.
Answer:
This is not permissible. If he intended it for cleanliness or to cool off, it does not suffice for removing ritual impurity, and his prayer is invalid. If he is able to make up the missed prayers, it is obligatory for him to do so. But if he is not able,[Al-Baqarah 2:286]. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A person used to take a bath for cleanliness and intended with it to remove both minor and major ritual impurity. He continued this practice for a long time, and he used to pray with this bath. What is the ruling on his prayer? It is known that he believed the act was valid due to his ignorance.
Answer:
This is not permissible. If he intended it for cleanliness or to cool off, it does not suffice for removing ritual impurity, and his prayer is invalid. If he is able to make up the missed prayers, it is obligatory for him to do so. But if he is not able,
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [885 -954] رجل كان يغتسل غسل نظافة، وينوي به رفع الحدث الأصغر فما حكم صلاته؟ — youtube.com
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