The reason for naming the one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) as such
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it said that the one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) is called so because he avoids acts of worship?
Answer:
No, I have not seen this in the explanation of the hadith. I have only seen that it is called janabah because of the distance of water from its place, the distance of water, which is semen, from its place, and its separation from its place. If someone interprets it as being distant from what distances it, you know that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) criticized Abu Hurayrah for what he did to distance people. That is an overstretch. Distancing people is an overstretch. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it said that the one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) is called so because he avoids acts of worship?
Answer:
No, I have not seen this in the explanation of the hadith. I have only seen that it is called janabah because of the distance of water from its place, the distance of water, which is semen, from its place, and its separation from its place. If someone interprets it as being distant from what distances it, you know that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) criticized Abu Hurayrah for what he did to distance people. That is an overstretch. Distancing people is an overstretch. Yes.
Source
شرح عمدة الأحكام، باب الغسل من الجنابة — islamhouse.com (1:23:32)
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