Is it obligatory for one who has major ritual impurity to perform the ablution for prayer after the full ritual bath, or is it not obligatory?
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The questioner : He says: If a person is afflicted with major ritual impurity, is the full ritual bath sufficient without the ablution for prayer, or is the ablution for prayer obligatory after the full ritual bath?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person is afflicted with major ritual impurity, the full ritual bath is sufficient in place of the ablution for prayer, but rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose are necessary. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] and no specific manner was mentioned.
If someone were to say: This is general, and the Sunnah clarified that the ablution for prayer is necessary before the full ritual bath, and that the head must be washed three times before the rest of the body, according to what came in the Sunnah.
We say: This objection is valid, but it is established in Sahih al-Bukhari in the long hadith of 'Imran ibn Husayn regarding the story of the man who separated from his people and did not pray. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him about it, and he said: I was afflicted with major ritual impurity and there was no water. He said: عليك بالصعيد فإنه يكفيك ، ثم حضر الماء فأعطى هذا الرجل منه ، وقال : خذ هذا أفرغه على نفسك ولم يبين له صلى الله عليه وسلم كيفية معينة ، فدل هذا على أنه متى حصل تطهير جميع البدن ارتفعت الجنابة ، ويدخل الحدث الأصغر في الحدث الأكبر كما تدخل العمرة في الحج فيمن حج قارنا.
السائل : بارك الله فيكم. Use the clean earth, for it is sufficient for you. Then water became available, so he gave this man some of it and said: Take this and pour it over yourself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify a particular manner for him, which indicates that whenever the purification of the entire body is achieved, the major ritual impurity is lifted. The minor ritual impurity is included in the major ritual impurity, just as the lesser pilgrimage is included in the major pilgrimage for one who performs them in combination. The questioner: May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person is afflicted with major ritual impurity, the full ritual bath is sufficient in place of the ablution for prayer, but rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose are necessary. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves
وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُواIf someone were to say: This is general, and the Sunnah clarified that the ablution for prayer is necessary before the full ritual bath, and that the head must be washed three times before the rest of the body, according to what came in the Sunnah.
We say: This objection is valid, but it is established in Sahih al-Bukhari in the long hadith of 'Imran ibn Husayn regarding the story of the man who separated from his people and did not pray. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him about it, and he said: I was afflicted with major ritual impurity and there was no water. He said: عليك بالصعيد فإنه يكفيك ، ثم حضر الماء فأعطى هذا الرجل منه ، وقال : خذ هذا أفرغه على نفسك ولم يبين له صلى الله عليه وسلم كيفية معينة ، فدل هذا على أنه متى حصل تطهير جميع البدن ارتفعت الجنابة ، ويدخل الحدث الأصغر في الحدث الأكبر كما تدخل العمرة في الحج فيمن حج قارنا.
السائل : بارك الله فيكم. Use the clean earth, for it is sufficient for you. Then water became available, so he gave this man some of it and said: Take this and pour it over yourself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify a particular manner for him, which indicates that whenever the purification of the entire body is achieved, the major ritual impurity is lifted. The minor ritual impurity is included in the major ritual impurity, just as the lesser pilgrimage is included in the major pilgrimage for one who performs them in combination. The questioner: May Allah reward you.