The Intention of Ablution in the Bath for Cooling Off and the Friday Bath
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The questioner:
And how does he say it? Until the connection is established, and also the transition? Is it like major ritual impurity in the sense that they look at it?
The Shaykh:
No, the bath for cooling off is among the permissible things. The one who wants to strengthen his body, energize his body, or clean his body, this is among the permissible things, not among the acts of worship.
The questioner:
I see.
The Shaykh:
Yes. The Friday bath is a recommended act of worship. If he intends it, it includes every prescribed bath, and it includes the ablution, whether the ablution is obligatory or recommended.
And how does he say it? Until the connection is established, and also the transition? Is it like major ritual impurity in the sense that they look at it?
The Shaykh:
No, the bath for cooling off is among the permissible things. The one who wants to strengthen his body, energize his body, or clean his body, this is among the permissible things, not among the acts of worship.
The questioner:
I see.
The Shaykh:
Yes. The Friday bath is a recommended act of worship. If he intends it, it includes every prescribed bath, and it includes the ablution, whether the ablution is obligatory or recommended.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 3 — islamhouse.com (41:22)
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