The recommended ghusl: Does it suffice in place of wudu'?

The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding the recommended ghusls, if they are not performed in the manner of the ghusl for janabah, do they suffice in place of wudu'?

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. The recommended ghusls are, by their name, recommended, and wudu' is obligatory. A recommended act does not suffice in place of an obligatory one. Therefore, the recommended ghusls do not suffice in place of wudu'. Rather, one must perform wudu' and then take a ghusl, or take a ghusl and then perform wudu'. Yes.