1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,160 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:04,019 --> 00:00:07,679 The Senior Scholars Project in Kuwait is pleased, 3 00:00:07,679 --> 00:00:12,980 in cooperation with the Foundation of Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibn Baz, 4 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:14,480 may Allah have mercy on him, 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,480 to present to you 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:21,559 "The Fiqh Choices 7 00:00:21,559 --> 00:00:25,719 in Matters of Worship and Transactions" 8 00:00:25,719 --> 00:00:30,519 from the fatwas of the eminent scholar and Imam, 9 00:00:30,519 --> 00:00:33,520 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibn 'Abd Allah Ibn Baz, 10 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,710 may Allah have mercy on him, 11 00:00:35,710 --> 00:00:38,710 compiled and arranged by Shaykh 12 00:00:38,710 --> 00:00:41,710 Khalid Ibn Sa'ud Ibn 'Amir al-'Ajmi. 13 00:00:41,710 --> 00:00:45,960 The Book of Purification: 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,960 Chapter on Ghusl (Ritual Bath). 15 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:54,780 The eminent Imam Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 16 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:59,259 Performing ghusl on Friday is an emphasized Sunnah. 17 00:00:59,259 --> 00:01:01,259 Ghusl after cupping (hijamah), 18 00:01:01,259 --> 00:01:03,259 and ghusl after washing a deceased person, 19 00:01:03,259 --> 00:01:06,420 are both recommended acts of purification. 20 00:01:06,420 --> 00:01:09,420 As for his saying, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 21 00:01:09,420 --> 00:01:12,420 "Friday ghusl is obligatory upon every adult," 22 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:16,420 its meaning, according to the majority of the people of knowledge, is that it is highly emphasized, 23 00:01:16,420 --> 00:01:18,420 just as the Arabs say: 24 00:01:18,420 --> 00:01:20,420 "A promise is a debt," 25 00:01:20,420 --> 00:01:22,420 and "Your right upon me is an obligation." 26 00:01:22,420 --> 00:01:24,420 This meaning is evidenced by 27 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:27,420 his sufficiency, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 28 00:01:27,420 --> 00:01:30,859 with wudu in some hadiths. 29 00:01:30,859 --> 00:01:32,859 Applying perfume, using the siwak, 30 00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:34,859 wearing fine clothes, 31 00:01:34,859 --> 00:01:36,859 and going early to the Friday prayer, 32 00:01:36,859 --> 00:01:39,859 are all among the strongly encouraged Sunnahs, 33 00:01:39,859 --> 00:01:43,090 and none of them is obligatory. 34 00:01:43,090 --> 00:01:45,090 The assertion of some people 35 00:01:45,090 --> 00:01:47,090 that when performing ghusl it is obligatory 36 00:01:47,090 --> 00:01:49,090 for a person to face the qiblah 37 00:01:49,090 --> 00:01:51,379 is incorrect. 38 00:01:51,379 --> 00:01:54,379 Whoever performs ghusl to remove major ritual impurity (janabah) on Friday, 39 00:01:54,379 --> 00:01:57,379 that suffices him in place of the Friday ghusl; 40 00:01:57,379 --> 00:02:01,790 however, it is preferable to intend both of them together when bathing. 41 00:02:01,790 --> 00:02:04,790 The Sunnah ghusl for Friday is not validly attained 42 00:02:04,790 --> 00:02:08,110 unless it is performed after the break of dawn. 43 00:02:08,110 --> 00:02:11,110 It is best that one's ghusl be performed when setting out 44 00:02:11,110 --> 00:02:13,110 to the Friday prayer, 45 00:02:13,110 --> 00:02:17,110 because that is most complete for energy and cleanliness. 46 00:02:17,110 --> 00:02:20,110 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 47 00:02:20,110 --> 00:02:22,110 when he had intimacy with his wife, 48 00:02:22,110 --> 00:02:24,110 used to wash his private parts and perform wudu, 49 00:02:24,110 --> 00:02:27,110 and then go to sleep, peace and blessings be upon him; 50 00:02:27,110 --> 00:02:29,110 sometimes he would perform ghusl before that. 51 00:02:29,110 --> 00:02:32,110 If he performed ghusl, that was more complete, 52 00:02:32,110 --> 00:02:36,110 but if he slept and then performed ghusl at the end of the night, there was no harm in that. 53 00:02:36,110 --> 00:02:39,110 However, sleeping without wudu and without ghusl 54 00:02:39,110 --> 00:02:41,110 is disliked (makruh). 55 00:02:41,110 --> 00:02:45,530 Ghusl from janabah, menstruation, or post-natal bleeding 56 00:02:45,530 --> 00:02:47,530 suffices for wudu 57 00:02:47,530 --> 00:02:50,530 if the person bathing intends purification from both the minor and major ritual impurities. 58 00:02:50,530 --> 00:02:53,530 Yet it is preferable to clean the private parts (istinja'), 59 00:02:53,530 --> 00:02:56,530 then perform wudu, and then complete the ghusl, 60 00:02:56,530 --> 00:03:00,530 following the example of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 61 00:03:00,530 --> 00:03:03,939 But if one only intends the major ritual impurity, 62 00:03:03,939 --> 00:03:06,939 then what is appropriate is that one must perform wudu. 63 00:03:06,939 --> 00:03:11,490 If one touches the private parts during ghusl from major ritual impurity, 64 00:03:11,490 --> 00:03:14,740 one must repeat the wudu. 65 00:03:14,740 --> 00:03:18,740 If the ghusl is for Friday, or for cooling off and general cleanliness, 66 00:03:18,740 --> 00:03:22,740 it does not suffice for wudu, even if one intends that, 67 00:03:22,740 --> 00:03:24,740 due to the lack of prescribed sequence (tartib), 68 00:03:24,740 --> 00:03:26,740 which is an obligatory element of wudu, 69 00:03:26,740 --> 00:03:32,740 and because there is no major purification here under which minor purification could be subsumed by intention; 70 00:03:32,740 --> 00:03:36,740 rather, one must perform wudu either before or after it. 71 00:03:36,740 --> 00:03:40,000 Whoever relies solely on the Friday ghusl without performing wudu 72 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,000 must repeat the prayer as Zuhr, 73 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,000 because the Friday ghusl does not suffice for wudu. 74 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:52,259 A recommended ghusl does not suffice for wudu even if intended, 75 00:03:52,259 --> 00:03:54,259 unless one observes the proper sequence; 76 00:03:54,259 --> 00:03:59,379 meaning, one performs wudu while bathing, adhering to both the sequence and the intention. 77 00:03:59,379 --> 00:04:04,379 If eggs, wheat, lemon, or the like are added to shampoo, 78 00:04:04,379 --> 00:04:06,379 they become unfit for consumption, 79 00:04:06,379 --> 00:04:09,379 so there is no harm in washing with them in bathrooms. 80 00:04:09,379 --> 00:04:12,610 Ghusl is not obligatory for someone who has a wet dream 81 00:04:12,610 --> 00:04:16,610 unless they find wetness, which is seminal fluid (maniy), 82 00:04:16,610 --> 00:04:19,610 because of the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 83 00:04:19,610 --> 00:04:21,610 "Water is from water," 84 00:04:21,610 --> 00:04:25,610 meaning that the water of ghusl is required due to the fluid of semen, 85 00:04:25,610 --> 00:04:29,610 and this, according to the people of knowledge, applies to one who has a wet dream. 86 00:04:29,610 --> 00:04:32,740 Whoever has sexual intercourse with his wife is obliged to perform ghusl, 87 00:04:32,740 --> 00:04:36,220 even if no emission occurs. 88 00:04:36,220 --> 00:04:39,220 The hadith: "Whoever washes a deceased person, let him perform ghusl, 89 00:04:39,220 --> 00:04:42,220 and whoever carries him, let him perform wudu," is weak. 90 00:04:42,220 --> 00:04:47,220 However, it has been established from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in other hadiths, 91 00:04:47,220 --> 00:04:51,220 that which indicates the recommendation of ghusl after washing a deceased person. 92 00:04:51,220 --> 00:04:55,220 As for carrying the deceased, nothing authentic has been reported regarding wudu after it, 93 00:04:55,220 --> 00:04:58,220 and wudu is not recommended after carrying a bier, 94 00:04:58,220 --> 00:05:01,470 due to the lack of evidence for it. 95 00:05:01,470 --> 00:05:05,470 If washing the head during ghusl from janabah or menstruation would cause harm, 96 00:05:05,470 --> 00:05:08,470 it suffices to wipe over it along with performing tayammum. 97 00:05:08,470 --> 00:05:12,759 If there is a medicated plaster on the back or flank of a person in a state of janabah, 98 00:05:12,759 --> 00:05:16,759 or a splint, passing wet hands or water over it suffices, 99 00:05:16,759 --> 00:05:19,759 and there is no need to remove it; 100 00:05:19,759 --> 00:05:24,759 rather, whenever water is passed over it, that is sufficient until Allah grants healing, 101 00:05:24,759 --> 00:05:29,759 and he is not required to perform tayammum; rather, passing water over it suffices. 102 00:05:29,759 --> 00:05:35,139 If a woman pours three handfuls of water over her head for ghusl from janabah, 103 00:05:35,139 --> 00:05:37,139 that is sufficient for her, 104 00:05:37,139 --> 00:05:40,139 and there is no need for her to undo her braids. 105 00:05:40,139 --> 00:05:46,529 Merely running damp fingers through the hair of the head 106 00:05:46,529 --> 00:05:49,529 without pouring water is not sufficient; 107 00:05:49,529 --> 00:05:52,529 water must be poured, even if only once, 108 00:05:52,529 --> 00:05:54,529 though the Sunnah is to do so three times. 109 00:05:54,529 --> 00:05:59,750 It has reached us that some women become pure after the break of dawn, 110 00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:01,750 or before dawn, 111 00:06:01,750 --> 00:06:05,750 yet delay performing ghusl until after sunrise, 112 00:06:05,750 --> 00:06:10,750 claiming they wish to perform a more complete, cleaner, and thorough bath. 113 00:06:10,750 --> 00:06:12,750 This is an error, 114 00:06:12,750 --> 00:06:15,750 neither permissible in Ramadan nor at any other time, 115 00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:21,750 because it is obligatory upon her to hasten and perform ghusl in order to perform the prayer on time. 116 00:06:21,750 --> 00:06:25,139 Whoever wakes up shortly before sunrise in a state of janabah, 117 00:06:25,139 --> 00:06:27,139 not having prayed Fajr yet, 118 00:06:27,139 --> 00:06:32,139 must perform ghusl, complete their purification, and then pray; 119 00:06:32,139 --> 00:06:36,139 they are not permitted to perform tayammum under the pretext of catching the prayer time. 120 00:06:36,139 --> 00:06:43,550 A man is permitted to have intercourse with his wife more than once without performing ghusl between the two acts, 121 00:06:43,550 --> 00:06:45,550 though performing ghusl is better. 122 00:06:45,550 --> 00:06:50,550 The Sunnah is that if he wishes to repeat intercourse without performing ghusl, 123 00:06:50,550 --> 00:06:52,550 he should perform wudu like that for prayer. 124 00:06:52,550 --> 00:06:57,550 Traditions have also been reported indicating the permissibility of omitting wudu as well. 125 00:06:57,550 --> 00:07:01,779 It is recommended for a woman performing ghusl from menstruation or post-natal bleeding 126 00:07:01,779 --> 00:07:03,779 to bathe using water and sidr (lotus leaves); 127 00:07:03,779 --> 00:07:05,779 this is what is preferable. 128 00:07:05,779 --> 00:07:08,779 As for one in a state of janabah, they do not need sidr, 129 00:07:08,779 --> 00:07:10,779 and plain water suffices. 130 00:07:10,779 --> 00:07:17,060 Pouring water and making it reach the entire body in ghusl from janabah, menstruation, or post-natal bleeding 131 00:07:17,060 --> 00:07:23,060 suffices without rubbing the body with the hands, due to the generality of the verses and hadiths on this. 132 00:07:23,060 --> 00:07:26,420 If seminal fluid is discharged after performing ghusl, 133 00:07:26,420 --> 00:07:28,420 one is not required to repeat the ghusl; 134 00:07:28,420 --> 00:07:32,420 rather, one only needs to repeat istinja' and wudu, 135 00:07:32,420 --> 00:07:37,420 because the emission of semen without sexual desire does not necessitate ghusl. 136 00:07:37,420 --> 00:07:39,639 If water is scarce, 137 00:07:39,639 --> 00:07:42,639 and one is unable to complete ghusl with it, 138 00:07:42,639 --> 00:07:46,639 one performs wudu like that for prayer and performs tayammum for the remainder. 139 00:07:46,639 --> 00:07:53,639 If a person is in a place where there is only a little water that is insufficient for a full ghusl, 140 00:07:53,639 --> 00:07:56,639 he washes whatever part of his body he can with it, 141 00:07:56,639 --> 00:07:59,639 and then performs tayammum for the rest. 142 00:07:59,639 --> 00:08:02,930 Whoever is unable to perform wudu, 143 00:08:02,930 --> 00:08:06,930 nor ghusl from janabah, nor tayammum with clean earth, 144 00:08:06,930 --> 00:08:08,930 prays in whatever state he is in; 145 00:08:08,930 --> 00:08:12,930 his prayer is valid, and he does not have to make it up. 146 00:08:12,930 --> 00:08:17,149 If a menstruating woman performs ghusl after attaining purity from menses, 147 00:08:17,149 --> 00:08:20,149 and then experiences some discharge after purification: 148 00:08:20,149 --> 00:08:24,149 if the discharge is yellowish or brownish, 149 00:08:24,149 --> 00:08:26,149 it is not counted as anything, 150 00:08:26,149 --> 00:08:29,149 but rather takes the ruling of urine; 151 00:08:29,149 --> 00:08:31,149 whereas if it is overt blood, 152 00:08:31,149 --> 00:08:33,149 it is considered part of the menses, 153 00:08:33,149 --> 00:08:37,149 and she must repeat the ghusl once it ceases. 154 00:08:37,149 --> 00:08:39,500 The body of a person in a state of janabah is pure, 155 00:08:39,500 --> 00:08:42,889 and likewise, seminal fluid is pure. 156 00:08:42,889 --> 00:08:44,889 It is permissible for a person in janabah, before bathing, 157 00:08:44,889 --> 00:08:49,889 to touch items such as clothes, dishes, pots, and the like, 158 00:08:49,889 --> 00:08:51,889 because he is not impure. 159 00:08:51,889 --> 00:08:56,240 There is no harm in a person in janabah clipping their nails 160 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,240 or cutting some of their hair 161 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:02,240 if there is a need to do so before performing ghusl. 162 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:07,620 There is no harm in a woman breastfeeding her child while in a state of janabah. 163 00:09:07,620 --> 00:09:11,659 There is no harm in delaying ghusl for janabah without an excuse, 164 00:09:11,659 --> 00:09:14,659 as long as the time for prayer has not arrived; 165 00:09:14,659 --> 00:09:17,659 but once the prayer time arrives, ghusl becomes mandatory. 166 00:09:17,659 --> 00:09:22,659 It has been confirmed in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Hudhayfah and Abu Hurayrah 167 00:09:22,659 --> 00:09:25,659 that they met the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 168 00:09:25,659 --> 00:09:27,659 and then slipped away from him. 169 00:09:27,659 --> 00:09:30,659 He said to them, "What was the matter with you?" 170 00:09:30,659 --> 00:09:31,659 They replied, 171 00:09:31,659 --> 00:09:33,659 "We were in a state of janabah, 172 00:09:33,659 --> 00:09:37,659 and we disliked sitting with you while we were not in a state of purity." 173 00:09:37,659 --> 00:09:40,690 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 174 00:09:40,690 --> 00:09:42,690 "A Muslim does not become impure." 175 00:09:42,690 --> 00:09:47,690 And he did not disapprove of their remaining in a state of ritual impurity. 176 00:09:47,690 --> 00:09:52,039 What we advise is that hastening to perform ghusl is commendable; 177 00:09:52,039 --> 00:09:54,039 if one hastens, it is good, 178 00:09:54,039 --> 00:09:56,039 but it is not obligatory upon him. 179 00:09:56,039 --> 00:09:58,039 A person may have an impediment, 180 00:09:58,039 --> 00:10:02,039 going out to the marketplace to purchase a needed item or the like, 181 00:10:02,039 --> 00:10:04,039 so there is no harm in that. 182 00:10:04,039 --> 00:10:08,039 Hastening is only obligatory upon him when an obligation requiring purity arrives.