In the hadith of Uthman's excuse to 'Umar, is it not possible that Uthman performed ghusl after Fajr?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding 'Umar's rebuke of Uthman, how does he know? Perhaps Uthman performed ghusl, for example, after dawn. He did not say that he did not perform ghusl; the text does not state that he did not perform ghusl.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. You are defending Uthman after twelve centuries have passed. If he had performed ghusl, he would have said, "I performed ghusl, O Commander of the Faithful."
The questioner : He did not ask him about performing ghusl.
The Shaykh : When he said, "I did not do more than perform wudu," it means that he did not perform ghusl. But we thank you for your excuse for Uthman. The statement is clear. Since he said, we know that he did not perform ghusl. Therefore, the one who understood it was more perceptive than we are.
The questioner : But Shaykh, this is 'Umar's statement.
The Shaykh : He said:
The questioner : But Shaykh, 'Umar's statement is: "And wudu as well."
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning he limited it to wudu.
The questioner : He understood that he did not perform ghusl.
The Shaykh : And that is the case. We understand from such a statement that he did not perform ghusl.
The questioner : But Shaykh, it is possible that he performed ghusl.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah. If he had performed ghusl, he would have defended himself and said, "I performed ghusl." So 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You have now added something to something. I cannot say you added a bad deed to a bad deed. You delayed, and you did not perform ghusl either."
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. You are defending Uthman after twelve centuries have passed. If he had performed ghusl, he would have said, "I performed ghusl, O Commander of the Faithful."
The questioner : He did not ask him about performing ghusl.
The Shaykh : When he said, "I did not do more than perform wudu," it means that he did not perform ghusl. But we thank you for your excuse for Uthman. The statement is clear. Since he said
And wudu as well
والوضوء أيضاًThe questioner : But Shaykh, this is 'Umar's statement.
The Shaykh : He said:
I did not do more than perform wudu
ما زدت عن أن توضأتThe questioner : But Shaykh, 'Umar's statement is: "And wudu as well."
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning he limited it to wudu.
The questioner : He understood that he did not perform ghusl.
The Shaykh : And that is the case. We understand from such a statement that he did not perform ghusl.
The questioner : But Shaykh, it is possible that he performed ghusl.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah. If he had performed ghusl, he would have defended himself and said, "I performed ghusl." So 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You have now added something to something. I cannot say you added a bad deed to a bad deed. You delayed, and you did not perform ghusl either."