Ruling on relying on the full ritual bath in place of the ablution for prayer
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Question:
The listener: Sa'd Muhammad Abbas from Iraq, Al-Anbar, Al-Karima, sent a message saying: It is well known that the ablution for prayer is conditional upon specific matters, such as washing the face, rinsing the mouth, and sniffing water into the nose, among other things.
And my question is: Is it permissible for me, after leaving the bathroom and immediately performing the full ritual bath for prayer, to do so without performing the conditions of the ablution mentioned above?
Please answer me, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The ablution for prayer is an independent act of purification, and the full ritual bath is an independent act of purification from major ritual impurity, and from menstruation in the case of a woman, and post-natal bleeding. If a believer performs the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity with the intention of both the major and minor purification, that suffices for him, and the minor purification is included in the major. If he performs the full ritual bath with the intention of major ritual impurity only, the stronger position is that it is not included, so he must perform the ablution for prayer. If he performs the ablution for prayer before his full ritual bath, that is better; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform the ablution for prayer before the full ritual bath. When he came to his wife, he would clean himself after relieving himself and perform the ablution for prayer, then perform the full ritual bath. This is the recommended practice: he would clean himself, wash his private parts and what surrounds them, perform the ablution for prayer, then perform the full ritual bath. If he performs the full ritual bath without a specific order and intends both the minor and major purification, that suffices for him according to the correct view. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. So the matter is important regarding the intention in this case?
The Shaykh: Yes, yes.
As for if the full ritual bath is a recommended practice, then the ablution for prayer is not included in it; the ablution for prayer is necessary. Or if it is for cooling off, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener: Sa'd Muhammad Abbas from Iraq, Al-Anbar, Al-Karima, sent a message saying: It is well known that the ablution for prayer is conditional upon specific matters, such as washing the face, rinsing the mouth, and sniffing water into the nose, among other things.
And my question is: Is it permissible for me, after leaving the bathroom and immediately performing the full ritual bath for prayer, to do so without performing the conditions of the ablution mentioned above?
Please answer me, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The ablution for prayer is an independent act of purification, and the full ritual bath is an independent act of purification from major ritual impurity, and from menstruation in the case of a woman, and post-natal bleeding. If a believer performs the full ritual bath for major ritual impurity with the intention of both the major and minor purification, that suffices for him, and the minor purification is included in the major. If he performs the full ritual bath with the intention of major ritual impurity only, the stronger position is that it is not included, so he must perform the ablution for prayer. If he performs the ablution for prayer before his full ritual bath, that is better; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform the ablution for prayer before the full ritual bath. When he came to his wife, he would clean himself after relieving himself and perform the ablution for prayer, then perform the full ritual bath. This is the recommended practice: he would clean himself, wash his private parts and what surrounds them, perform the ablution for prayer, then perform the full ritual bath. If he performs the full ritual bath without a specific order and intends both the minor and major purification, that suffices for him according to the correct view. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. So the matter is important regarding the intention in this case?
The Shaykh: Yes, yes.
As for if the full ritual bath is a recommended practice, then the ablution for prayer is not included in it; the ablution for prayer is necessary. Or if it is for cooling off, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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