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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who prays without performing the full ritual bath after intercourse without ejaculation

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Question:
Some husbands, especially those who have recently married, mistakenly assume, Your Eminence the Shaykh, that if a man has intercourse but does not ejaculate, he does not have to perform the ritual bath. This has happened many times. What is the ruling on the prayer of such a person?

Answer:
The ignorant person must be taught. Allah the Exalted said:
And cooperate in righteousness and pietyوَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:2]
and He said, "And enjoin upon one another what is right and enjoin upon one another patience." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ
[Al-Ahzab 33:56]
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah and His angels send blessings upon the one who teaches people good.
The best of them is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches itخيرهم من تعلم القبر وعلمه
The point is learning: one must teach the ignorant person that whenever he has intercourse, the full ritual bath is obligatory for him, even if he does not ejaculate. This is a requirement of the Shari'ah, and the Muslims have agreed upon it. Whenever he has intercourse with his wife or his concubine, the full ritual bath is obligatory for him, whether he ejaculates semen or not. As for touching, no; if he ejaculates, the full ritual bath is obligatory for him. If he finds semen, he performs the full ritual bath; otherwise, he does not. It is the same whether his intercourse is direct or with a barrier. If he puts something on his penis, such as a condom or something else, he performs the full ritual bath. Even if he puts a condom on his penis, or if he has intercourse with a barrier, he performs the full ritual bath. This is because some people may resort to this as a trick; they may use it as a ruse so that they do not perform the full ritual bath. This is invalid. Whenever he has intercourse with his wife, even if he puts something on his private parts, whenever he has intercourse with her, the full ritual bath is obligatory.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أبواب موجبات الغسل — islamhouse.com (9:02)

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