Does a steam bath suffice for the ghusl of janabah?
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The questioner : Teacher, if a person in a state of janabah enters a steam bath, does this remove his janabah? Just a steam bath?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by a steam bath?
The questioner : I mean he enters a place filled with steam, so when he enters this place, his body is cold and the steam is hot, water droplets condense on his body from his head to his feet.
The Shaykh : Do you think in Arabic that he has performed ghusl?
The questioner : If he gets wet.
The Shaykh : Don't say that, don't say that.
The questioner : It is called a bath.
The Shaykh : It is called ghusl. And saying it is called a bath is linguistically wrong. You are an Arab man, do you understand the language?
The questioner : Many people make mistakes in the language.
The Shaykh : Your saying that this is called a bath is like calling mixed water "water."
Abu Layla : So it does not remove his janabah?
The Shaykh : Yes, but we need to look into this linguistically. Your language in calling this steam bath a bath, and your argument that this is a bath, I told you this is wrong. It is like someone who calls mixed water "water" and then builds a legal ruling on it, saying it is permissible to purify oneself with it, saying it is water. We say no, your saying it is water is wrong; it is mixed water. It is water, for example, water with sarsaparilla, lemon water, water like this. This is the correct Arabic expression. So this is a steam bath, not a water bath, so it does not appear to me...
The questioner : But it turns into water droplets?
The Shaykh : It does not appear to me that the person who enters and the steam turns into water droplets as you say.
The questioner : Yes, his body gets completely wet.
The Shaykh : As you say, this is called... in Arabic. And especially since we see that rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose are necessary. Perhaps the force of the steam enters the mouth and nose and becomes rinsing and sniffing. You know that some scholars make rubbing obligatory. You need to hold the pitcher in the left hand and the cup in the right hand. Put it down until we see. And now give me half a cup. This is just so you learn the Sunnah, may Allah reward you.
The Adhan
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, you distracted us just now. But this is lawful backbiting, one of the six types. This is your brother; you are not teaching him the Sunnah that he should hold the cup in his right hand and pour with the left. He gives with the left instead of the right. Do you need to attend to this? Now this is your responsibility. You need to attend to thisAl-Adab Al-Mufrad 212.
The questioner : By Allah, we always remind them about the right hand, but it is just a habit!
The Shaykh : It needs follow-up; it is not enough.
The questioner : Correct, we draw a mark on the boys' hands and they say the mark has disappeared. This right hand, give us a new mark. So they need follow-up.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by a steam bath?
The questioner : I mean he enters a place filled with steam, so when he enters this place, his body is cold and the steam is hot, water droplets condense on his body from his head to his feet.
The Shaykh : Do you think in Arabic that he has performed ghusl?
The questioner : If he gets wet.
The Shaykh : Don't say that, don't say that.
The questioner : It is called a bath.
The Shaykh : It is called ghusl. And saying it is called a bath is linguistically wrong. You are an Arab man, do you understand the language?
The questioner : Many people make mistakes in the language.
The Shaykh : Your saying that this is called a bath is like calling mixed water "water."
Abu Layla : So it does not remove his janabah?
The Shaykh : Yes, but we need to look into this linguistically. Your language in calling this steam bath a bath, and your argument that this is a bath, I told you this is wrong. It is like someone who calls mixed water "water" and then builds a legal ruling on it, saying it is permissible to purify oneself with it, saying it is water. We say no, your saying it is water is wrong; it is mixed water. It is water, for example, water with sarsaparilla, lemon water, water like this. This is the correct Arabic expression. So this is a steam bath, not a water bath, so it does not appear to me...
The questioner : But it turns into water droplets?
The Shaykh : It does not appear to me that the person who enters and the steam turns into water droplets as you say.
The questioner : Yes, his body gets completely wet.
The Shaykh : As you say, this is called... in Arabic. And especially since we see that rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose are necessary. Perhaps the force of the steam enters the mouth and nose and becomes rinsing and sniffing. You know that some scholars make rubbing obligatory. You need to hold the pitcher in the left hand and the cup in the right hand. Put it down until we see. And now give me half a cup. This is just so you learn the Sunnah, may Allah reward you.
The Adhan
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, you distracted us just now. But this is lawful backbiting, one of the six types. This is your brother; you are not teaching him the Sunnah that he should hold the cup in his right hand and pour with the left. He gives with the left instead of the right. Do you need to attend to this? Now this is your responsibility. You need to attend to this
All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock
كلكم راع وكلكم مسؤول عن رعيتهThe questioner : By Allah, we always remind them about the right hand, but it is just a habit!
The Shaykh : It needs follow-up; it is not enough.
The questioner : Correct, we draw a mark on the boys' hands and they say the mark has disappeared. This right hand, give us a new mark. So they need follow-up.
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