Does the full ritual bath suffice in place of the ablution?
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The Shaykh : Does the full ritual bath suffice in place of the ablution? Yes, if the full ritual bath is performed for major ritual impurity, it suffices.
The questioner : An ordinary bath.
The Shaykh : As for if it is for cooling off, it does not suffice.
And the evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] and he did not mention the ablution. But if it is for cooling off, it is not an act of worship, and a custom cannot suffice in place of an act of worship.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, if it is for cooling off, then it becomes cooling off, and he must perform the ablution. I do not think the Friday bath suffices in place of the ablution, because the Friday bath is not for a state of ritual impurity. The evidence for this is that the Friday prayer is valid even if one does not take a bath, even according to the opinion that it is obligatory. Is it authentic or not? It must be a mispronunciation. Some scholars consider that valid out of dire necessity. And this says: Sulayman al-Qasir.
The questioner : An ordinary bath.
The Shaykh : As for if it is for cooling off, it does not suffice.
And the evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves
وإن كنتم جنبا فاطهرواThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, if it is for cooling off, then it becomes cooling off, and he must perform the ablution. I do not think the Friday bath suffices in place of the ablution, because the Friday bath is not for a state of ritual impurity. The evidence for this is that the Friday prayer is valid even if one does not take a bath, even according to the opinion that it is obligatory. Is it authentic or not? It must be a mispronunciation. Some scholars consider that valid out of dire necessity. And this says: Sulayman al-Qasir.