Bathing for Cooling, the Intention of Ablution, and Making Up Missed Prayers
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The honorable Shaykh says: A man always, when he bathes for cooling, intends with his bath to fulfill the ablution, and he does not perform wudu. The question is: Does this bath suffice for him in place of the ablution?
The Shaykh:
No, because cooling off is not an act of worship, so the ablution does not apply to it. The ablution requires an intention, it requires a specific order, and it requires continuity. As for cooling off, this is not an act of worship.
The questioner:
And is he required to do anything regarding the past baths if he was ignorant of the legal ruling?
The Shaykh:
If he can keep track of the prayers he prayed and is able to make them up, it is obligatory for him to make them up. However, if it was a long period and he cannot connect the matters, he may be excused in this regard.
The questioner:
This indicates that he is from the mosque.
The Shaykh:
As we mentioned, if it is possible for him to pray the congregational prayer correctly, the congregational prayer is valid. As for him, if he can determine the prayers and it is possible to repeat them, he repeats them. But if he cannot determine them, or if they are very numerous and it is difficult for him to repeat them, he is excused due to ignorance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah reward you. The honorable Shaykh says: A man always, when he bathes for cooling, intends with his bath to fulfill the ablution, and he does not perform wudu. The question is: Does this bath suffice for him in place of the ablution?
The Shaykh:
No, because cooling off is not an act of worship, so the ablution does not apply to it. The ablution requires an intention, it requires a specific order, and it requires continuity. As for cooling off, this is not an act of worship.
The questioner:
And is he required to do anything regarding the past baths if he was ignorant of the legal ruling?
The Shaykh:
If he can keep track of the prayers he prayed and is able to make them up, it is obligatory for him to make them up. However, if it was a long period and he cannot connect the matters, he may be excused in this regard.
The questioner:
This indicates that he is from the mosque.
The Shaykh:
As we mentioned, if it is possible for him to pray the congregational prayer correctly, the congregational prayer is valid. As for him, if he can determine the prayers and it is possible to repeat them, he repeats them. But if he cannot determine them, or if they are very numerous and it is difficult for him to repeat them, he is excused due to ignorance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : يا رب قد قالوا بأن مصاحف الإسلام ما فيها من القرآن — islamhouse.com (1:14:08)
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