He says: My ancestors entered Islam without taking a bath, so what is the ruling?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says to me: My ancestors used not to pray, then they entered Islam and began to pray, but they entered Islam without performing wudu' or ghusl. So is it obligatory for me to order them to take a bath and then perform the taslim again?
Answer:
No, the bath for the sake of Islam. It is not established that it is prescribed. And if a person does it, like what Thumamah ibn 'Uthal did, if he did it, he deviated, but do we say this is prescribed? This is not established.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says to me: My ancestors used not to pray, then they entered Islam and began to pray, but they entered Islam without performing wudu' or ghusl. So is it obligatory for me to order them to take a bath and then perform the taslim again?
Answer:
No, the bath for the sake of Islam. It is not established that it is prescribed. And if a person does it, like what Thumamah ibn 'Uthal did, if he did it, he deviated, but do we say this is prescribed? This is not established.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2139 -3022] يقول: أجدادي دخلوا في الإسلام دون أن يغتسلوا، فما الحكم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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