A man who bathed to remove major ritual impurity and bathed for the purpose of cleanliness: does that suffice for him instead of ablution for prayer, or is a full bath of the entire body required?
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The questioner : A man who bathed to remove major ritual impurity and bathed for the purpose of cleanliness: does that suffice for him instead of ablution for prayer, or is a full bath of the entire body required?
The Shaykh : Whoever bathes for the sake of major ritual impurity, that suffices for him instead of ablution, by the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Ma'idah 5:6] And Allah the Exalted did not mention ablution.
As for bathing to cool off, it does not suffice for ablution, because bathing to cool off is not due to a state of ritual impurity, so it is not sufficient. Rather, he must perform ablution after he finishes bathing to cool off.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Whoever bathes for the sake of major ritual impurity, that suffices for him instead of ablution, by the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles. And if you are in a state of janabah, then purify yourselves
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُواAs for bathing to cool off, it does not suffice for ablution, because bathing to cool off is not due to a state of ritual impurity, so it is not sufficient. Rather, he must perform ablution after he finishes bathing to cool off.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.