The Evidence for the Permissibility of Pouring Water over the Entire Body in the Full Ritual Bath

The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
The hadith stopped us at the chapter on the description of the full ritual bath, and a number of questions remain on this topic. The scholars stated that the full ritual bath has two descriptions: a sufficient description and a recommended description. The sufficient description is pouring water over the entire body with pure water, but the hadiths that passed through us in this chapter mentioned the prescribed detail. So what is the evidence for the one who said that pouring water over the entire body is permissible? May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon whoever follows his guidance. As for what follows, it has already been explained in the previous lesson regarding the obligatory, sufficient full ritual bath and the complete full ritual bath. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this at times and that at other times; he did the sufficient one at times and the complete one at other times. The sufficient one is that one attends only to what is obligatory: he pours water over his entire body after cleaning himself and washing his private parts, pouring water with the intention of both the full ritual bath and the ablution for both states of impurity. This is called the sufficient full ritual bath. He pours water over his head and body with the intention of both the major and minor states of impurity after cleaning himself. This is called the sufficient full ritual bath. Its novelty is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did at times and taught to his Companions (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the complete one, it is what was explained in some narrations of Aisha, and in some narrations of Maimunah, and in some narrations of Umm Salimah. It is that he begins by washing his private parts, then performs the ablution, and if he wishes, he washes three times until he is satisfied. When he thinks he has wet his skin, he pours water over his body, starting with his right side, then his left, as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: He liked to be thorough in his combing, his grooming, and his purification, and in all his affairs (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the complete full ritual bath. Then, after finishing, he washes his feet in another place, with another washing other than the washing of the feet in the ablution, washing his feet for the sake of cleanliness.
This is the complete full ritual bath that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed. He first cleaned himself, then performed the ablution for prayer: he sniffed water into his nose, washed his face, washed his arms up to the elbows, washed his head along with his ears, and washed his feet up to the ankles, a complete ablution. Then he poured water over his head three times, wet his skin, and ran his fingers through his hair until he thought he had wet his skin. Then he poured water over his right side, then his left. This is the complete full ritual bath. The sufficient one is that he pours water over his head and body without the need to run his fingers through his hair. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh