Does the ghusl for janabah suffice in place of wudu, allowing one to pray directly without wudu?

The questioner : The questioner says: May the Shaykh advise me, I performed ghusl for janabah but did not perform wudu. Does this suffice in place of wudu, and can I pray directly?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for a person in a state of janabah to limit himself to performing ghusl, along with rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose, because Allah the Exalted said in the Noble Qur'an: and did not mention wudu. And in *Sahih al-Bukhari*, from the hadith of 'Imran ibn al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), there is the long story: أن رجلا اعتزل ولم يصل، فقال له النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما منعك أن تصل؟ قال أصابتني جنابة ولا ماء، فقال عليك بالصعيد فإنه يكفيك، ثم حضر الماء، فأعطاه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الفضلة، وقال : خذ هذا أفرغه على نفسك ، ولم يذكر له الوضوء، فدل الكتاب والسنة على أن من عليه الجنابة إذا اغتسل أجزأه عن الوضوء، ولا حاجة إلى أن يتوضأ، لكن الأفضل الغسل التام، أن يتوضأ أولا وضوءا كاملا ثم يحثي على رأسه ثلاث حثيات ترويه ثم يغسل سائر جسده . That a man withdrew from the community and did not pray. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "What prevented you from praying?" He said, "I was in a state of janabah and there was no water." He said, "Use the clean earth, for it is sufficient for you." Then water became available, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the leftover water and said, "Take this and pour it over yourself." He did not mention wudu for him. Thus, the Book and the Sunnah indicate that if a person in a state of janabah performs ghusl, it suffices for him in place of wudu, and there is no need for him to perform wudu. However, the best is the complete ghusl: that he first performs a complete wudu, then throws water over his head three times to saturate it, and then washes the rest of his body.