Bathing with the use of a shower
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The questioner:
And it is a blessing that, at present, the water is produced by the Islamic method of washing.
The Shaykh:
The shower has now become a source of terror, because the shower has now become a calamity that has cast its shadow over many homes and has brought evil to the homes. This has become a source of terror. At first, the shower was good; the shower was good at first, but it has now become bad. So, the questioner means the good shower, which is the one that distributes water over the body. Yes, this is sufficient if the shower is turned on and it is placed underneath, and he starts with his head, then his right side, then he directs the water over his body and checks the folds of his body until the water reaches every part of his body. This is sufficient. And the shower has a benefit; the shower has a benefit for the person, and it is among the blessings of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); it has a benefit for the person. Yes.
Another questioner:
I seek forgiveness from Allah.
The Shaykh:
Its use may be more effective for purification, because it helps you and reaches the water to any place you want, and it also has force. Yes.
Another questioner:
The pitcher. So if I used a pitcher.
The Shaykh:
No, if you use the pitcher for the sake of economy, may Allah reward you with good, but we do not say that the shower is not to be used. The shower is to be used; there is no obstacle. And the shower, with correct usage, may be less than using the pitcher as well. That is to say, if a person is economical, the shower may be more conducive to economy. The point is that the person himself is economical, whether with the pitcher or the shower; he is economical and performs the bathing well.
And it is a blessing that, at present, the water is produced by the Islamic method of washing.
The Shaykh:
The shower has now become a source of terror, because the shower has now become a calamity that has cast its shadow over many homes and has brought evil to the homes. This has become a source of terror. At first, the shower was good; the shower was good at first, but it has now become bad. So, the questioner means the good shower, which is the one that distributes water over the body. Yes, this is sufficient if the shower is turned on and it is placed underneath, and he starts with his head, then his right side, then he directs the water over his body and checks the folds of his body until the water reaches every part of his body. This is sufficient. And the shower has a benefit; the shower has a benefit for the person, and it is among the blessings of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); it has a benefit for the person. Yes.
Another questioner:
I seek forgiveness from Allah.
The Shaykh:
Its use may be more effective for purification, because it helps you and reaches the water to any place you want, and it also has force. Yes.
Another questioner:
The pitcher. So if I used a pitcher.
The Shaykh:
No, if you use the pitcher for the sake of economy, may Allah reward you with good, but we do not say that the shower is not to be used. The shower is to be used; there is no obstacle. And the shower, with correct usage, may be less than using the pitcher as well. That is to say, if a person is economical, the shower may be more conducive to economy. The point is that the person himself is economical, whether with the pitcher or the shower; he is economical and performs the bathing well.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الغسل وحكم الجنب — islamhouse.com (45:33)
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