Taking a full bath with the intention of ablution is not sufficient except if it is for major ritual impurity
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Your Eminence! If a person takes a full bath with the intention of ablution and does not perform the ablution, does the bath suffice for the ablution?
If he takes a full bath with the intention of ablution and does not perform the ablution, it does not suffice for the ablution unless it is for major ritual impurity. If it is for major ritual impurity, there is no harm; the bath suffices for the ablution, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: [Al-Ma'idah: 6] and no ablution is mentioned. However, if he took the bath to cool off, for the Friday bath, or for a recommended bath, it does not suffice; because his bath is not for a state of ritual impurity.So the rule is: If the bath is for a state of ritual impurity—Meaning: for major ritual impurity—or for a woman for menstruation, the bath suffices for the ablution; otherwise, it does not suffice.
If he takes a full bath with the intention of ablution and does not perform the ablution, it does not suffice for the ablution unless it is for major ritual impurity. If it is for major ritual impurity, there is no harm; the bath suffices for the ablution, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
