WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.160 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 00:00:04.019 --> 00:00:07.679 The Senior Scholars Project in Kuwait is pleased, 00:00:07.679 --> 00:00:12.980 in cooperation with the Foundation of Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibn Baz, 00:00:12.980 --> 00:00:14.480 may Allah have mercy on him, 00:00:14.480 --> 00:00:16.480 to present to you 00:00:16.480 --> 00:00:21.559 "The Fiqh Choices 00:00:21.559 --> 00:00:25.719 in Matters of Worship and Transactions" 00:00:25.719 --> 00:00:30.519 from the fatwas of the eminent scholar and Imam, 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:33.520 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibn 'Abd Allah Ibn Baz, 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:35.710 may Allah have mercy on him, 00:00:35.710 --> 00:00:38.710 compiled and arranged by Shaykh 00:00:38.710 --> 00:00:41.710 Khalid Ibn Sa'ud Ibn 'Amir al-'Ajmi. 00:00:41.710 --> 00:00:45.960 The Book of Purification: 00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:47.960 Chapter on Ghusl (Ritual Bath). 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:54.780 The eminent Imam Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:00:54.780 --> 00:00:59.259 Performing ghusl on Friday is an emphasized Sunnah. 00:00:59.259 --> 00:01:01.259 Ghusl after cupping (hijamah), 00:01:01.259 --> 00:01:03.259 and ghusl after washing a deceased person, 00:01:03.259 --> 00:01:06.420 are both recommended acts of purification. 00:01:06.420 --> 00:01:09.420 As for his saying, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 00:01:09.420 --> 00:01:12.420 "Friday ghusl is obligatory upon every adult," 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, 00:01:16.420 --> 00:01:18.420 just as the Arabs say: 00:01:18.420 --> 00:01:20.420 "A promise is a debt," 00:01:20.420 --> 00:01:22.420 and "Your right upon me is an obligation." 00:01:22.420 --> 00:01:24.420 This meaning is evidenced by 00:01:24.420 --> 00:01:27.420 his sufficiency, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:01:27.420 --> 00:01:30.859 with wudu in some hadiths. 00:01:30.859 --> 00:01:32.859 Applying perfume, using the siwak, 00:01:32.859 --> 00:01:34.859 wearing fine clothes, 00:01:34.859 --> 00:01:36.859 and going early to the Friday prayer, 00:01:36.859 --> 00:01:39.859 are all among the strongly encouraged Sunnahs, 00:01:39.859 --> 00:01:43.090 and none of them is obligatory. 00:01:43.090 --> 00:01:45.090 The assertion of some people 00:01:45.090 --> 00:01:47.090 that when performing ghusl it is obligatory 00:01:47.090 --> 00:01:49.090 for a person to face the qiblah 00:01:49.090 --> 00:01:51.379 is incorrect. 00:01:51.379 --> 00:01:54.379 Whoever performs ghusl to remove major ritual impurity (janabah) on Friday, 00:01:54.379 --> 00:01:57.379 that suffices him in place of the Friday ghusl; 00:01:57.379 --> 00:02:01.790 however, it is preferable to intend both of them together when bathing. 00:02:01.790 --> 00:02:04.790 The Sunnah ghusl for Friday is not validly attained 00:02:04.790 --> 00:02:08.110 unless it is performed after the break of dawn. 00:02:08.110 --> 00:02:11.110 It is best that one's ghusl be performed when setting out 00:02:11.110 --> 00:02:13.110 to the Friday prayer, 00:02:13.110 --> 00:02:17.110 because that is most complete for energy and cleanliness. 00:02:17.110 --> 00:02:20.110 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:02:20.110 --> 00:02:22.110 when he had intimacy with his wife, 00:02:22.110 --> 00:02:24.110 used to wash his private parts and perform wudu, 00:02:24.110 --> 00:02:27.110 and then go to sleep, peace and blessings be upon him; 00:02:27.110 --> 00:02:29.110 sometimes he would perform ghusl before that. 00:02:29.110 --> 00:02:32.110 If he performed ghusl, that was more complete, 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. 00:02:36.110 --> 00:02:39.110 However, sleeping without wudu and without ghusl 00:02:39.110 --> 00:02:41.110 is disliked (makruh). 00:02:41.110 --> 00:02:45.530 Ghusl from janabah, menstruation, or post-natal bleeding 00:02:45.530 --> 00:02:47.530 suffices for wudu 00:02:47.530 --> 00:02:50.530 if the person bathing intends purification from both the minor and major ritual impurities. 00:02:50.530 --> 00:02:53.530 Yet it is preferable to clean the private parts (istinja'), 00:02:53.530 --> 00:02:56.530 then perform wudu, and then complete the ghusl, 00:02:56.530 --> 00:03:00.530 following the example of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:03:00.530 --> 00:03:03.939 But if one only intends the major ritual impurity, 00:03:03.939 --> 00:03:06.939 then what is appropriate is that one must perform wudu. 00:03:06.939 --> 00:03:11.490 If one touches the private parts during ghusl from major ritual impurity, 00:03:11.490 --> 00:03:14.740 one must repeat the wudu. 00:03:14.740 --> 00:03:18.740 If the ghusl is for Friday, or for cooling off and general cleanliness, 00:03:18.740 --> 00:03:22.740 it does not suffice for wudu, even if one intends that, 00:03:22.740 --> 00:03:24.740 due to the lack of prescribed sequence (tartib), 00:03:24.740 --> 00:03:26.740 which is an obligatory element of wudu, 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; 00:03:32.740 --> 00:03:36.740 rather, one must perform wudu either before or after it. 00:03:36.740 --> 00:03:40.000 Whoever relies solely on the Friday ghusl without performing wudu 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:43.000 must repeat the prayer as Zuhr, 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:47.000 because the Friday ghusl does not suffice for wudu. 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:52.259 A recommended ghusl does not suffice for wudu even if intended, 00:03:52.259 --> 00:03:54.259 unless one observes the proper sequence; 00:03:54.259 --> 00:03:59.379 meaning, one performs wudu while bathing, adhering to both the sequence and the intention. 00:03:59.379 --> 00:04:04.379 If eggs, wheat, lemon, or the like are added to shampoo, 00:04:04.379 --> 00:04:06.379 they become unfit for consumption, 00:04:06.379 --> 00:04:09.379 so there is no harm in washing with them in bathrooms. 00:04:09.379 --> 00:04:12.610 Ghusl is not obligatory for someone who has a wet dream 00:04:12.610 --> 00:04:16.610 unless they find wetness, which is seminal fluid (maniy), 00:04:16.610 --> 00:04:19.610 because of the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 00:04:19.610 --> 00:04:21.610 "Water is from water," 00:04:21.610 --> 00:04:25.610 meaning that the water of ghusl is required due to the fluid of semen, 00:04:25.610 --> 00:04:29.610 and this, according to the people of knowledge, applies to one who has a wet dream. 00:04:29.610 --> 00:04:32.740 Whoever has sexual intercourse with his wife is obliged to perform ghusl, 00:04:32.740 --> 00:04:36.220 even if no emission occurs. 00:04:36.220 --> 00:04:39.220 The hadith: "Whoever washes a deceased person, let him perform ghusl, 00:04:39.220 --> 00:04:42.220 and whoever carries him, let him perform wudu," is weak. 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, 00:04:47.220 --> 00:04:51.220 that which indicates the recommendation of ghusl after washing a deceased person. 00:04:51.220 --> 00:04:55.220 As for carrying the deceased, nothing authentic has been reported regarding wudu after it, 00:04:55.220 --> 00:04:58.220 and wudu is not recommended after carrying a bier, 00:04:58.220 --> 00:05:01.470 due to the lack of evidence for it. 00:05:01.470 --> 00:05:05.470 If washing the head during ghusl from janabah or menstruation would cause harm, 00:05:05.470 --> 00:05:08.470 it suffices to wipe over it along with performing tayammum. 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, 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:16.759 or a splint, passing wet hands or water over it suffices, 00:05:16.759 --> 00:05:19.759 and there is no need to remove it; 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:24.759 rather, whenever water is passed over it, that is sufficient until Allah grants healing, 00:05:24.759 --> 00:05:29.759 and he is not required to perform tayammum; rather, passing water over it suffices. 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:35.139 If a woman pours three handfuls of water over her head for ghusl from janabah, 00:05:35.139 --> 00:05:37.139 that is sufficient for her, 00:05:37.139 --> 00:05:40.139 and there is no need for her to undo her braids. 00:05:40.139 --> 00:05:46.529 Merely running damp fingers through the hair of the head 00:05:46.529 --> 00:05:49.529 without pouring water is not sufficient; 00:05:49.529 --> 00:05:52.529 water must be poured, even if only once, 00:05:52.529 --> 00:05:54.529 though the Sunnah is to do so three times. 00:05:54.529 --> 00:05:59.750 It has reached us that some women become pure after the break of dawn, 00:05:59.750 --> 00:06:01.750 or before dawn, 00:06:01.750 --> 00:06:05.750 yet delay performing ghusl until after sunrise, 00:06:05.750 --> 00:06:10.750 claiming they wish to perform a more complete, cleaner, and thorough bath. 00:06:10.750 --> 00:06:12.750 This is an error, 00:06:12.750 --> 00:06:15.750 neither permissible in Ramadan nor at any other time, 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. 00:06:21.750 --> 00:06:25.139 Whoever wakes up shortly before sunrise in a state of janabah, 00:06:25.139 --> 00:06:27.139 not having prayed Fajr yet, 00:06:27.139 --> 00:06:32.139 must perform ghusl, complete their purification, and then pray; 00:06:32.139 --> 00:06:36.139 they are not permitted to perform tayammum under the pretext of catching the prayer time. 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, 00:06:43.550 --> 00:06:45.550 though performing ghusl is better. 00:06:45.550 --> 00:06:50.550 The Sunnah is that if he wishes to repeat intercourse without performing ghusl, 00:06:50.550 --> 00:06:52.550 he should perform wudu like that for prayer. 00:06:52.550 --> 00:06:57.550 Traditions have also been reported indicating the permissibility of omitting wudu as well. 00:06:57.550 --> 00:07:01.779 It is recommended for a woman performing ghusl from menstruation or post-natal bleeding 00:07:01.779 --> 00:07:03.779 to bathe using water and sidr (lotus leaves); 00:07:03.779 --> 00:07:05.779 this is what is preferable. 00:07:05.779 --> 00:07:08.779 As for one in a state of janabah, they do not need sidr, 00:07:08.779 --> 00:07:10.779 and plain water suffices. 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 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. 00:07:23.060 --> 00:07:26.420 If seminal fluid is discharged after performing ghusl, 00:07:26.420 --> 00:07:28.420 one is not required to repeat the ghusl; 00:07:28.420 --> 00:07:32.420 rather, one only needs to repeat istinja' and wudu, 00:07:32.420 --> 00:07:37.420 because the emission of semen without sexual desire does not necessitate ghusl. 00:07:37.420 --> 00:07:39.639 If water is scarce, 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:42.639 and one is unable to complete ghusl with it, 00:07:42.639 --> 00:07:46.639 one performs wudu like that for prayer and performs tayammum for the remainder. 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, 00:07:53.639 --> 00:07:56.639 he washes whatever part of his body he can with it, 00:07:56.639 --> 00:07:59.639 and then performs tayammum for the rest. 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:02.930 Whoever is unable to perform wudu, 00:08:02.930 --> 00:08:06.930 nor ghusl from janabah, nor tayammum with clean earth, 00:08:06.930 --> 00:08:08.930 prays in whatever state he is in; 00:08:08.930 --> 00:08:12.930 his prayer is valid, and he does not have to make it up. 00:08:12.930 --> 00:08:17.149 If a menstruating woman performs ghusl after attaining purity from menses, 00:08:17.149 --> 00:08:20.149 and then experiences some discharge after purification: 00:08:20.149 --> 00:08:24.149 if the discharge is yellowish or brownish, 00:08:24.149 --> 00:08:26.149 it is not counted as anything, 00:08:26.149 --> 00:08:29.149 but rather takes the ruling of urine; 00:08:29.149 --> 00:08:31.149 whereas if it is overt blood, 00:08:31.149 --> 00:08:33.149 it is considered part of the menses, 00:08:33.149 --> 00:08:37.149 and she must repeat the ghusl once it ceases. 00:08:37.149 --> 00:08:39.500 The body of a person in a state of janabah is pure, 00:08:39.500 --> 00:08:42.889 and likewise, seminal fluid is pure. 00:08:42.889 --> 00:08:44.889 It is permissible for a person in janabah, before bathing, 00:08:44.889 --> 00:08:49.889 to touch items such as clothes, dishes, pots, and the like, 00:08:49.889 --> 00:08:51.889 because he is not impure. 00:08:51.889 --> 00:08:56.240 There is no harm in a person in janabah clipping their nails 00:08:56.240 --> 00:08:58.240 or cutting some of their hair 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:02.240 if there is a need to do so before performing ghusl. 00:09:02.240 --> 00:09:07.620 There is no harm in a woman breastfeeding her child while in a state of janabah. 00:09:07.620 --> 00:09:11.659 There is no harm in delaying ghusl for janabah without an excuse, 00:09:11.659 --> 00:09:14.659 as long as the time for prayer has not arrived; 00:09:14.659 --> 00:09:17.659 but once the prayer time arrives, ghusl becomes mandatory. 00:09:17.659 --> 00:09:22.659 It has been confirmed in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Hudhayfah and Abu Hurayrah 00:09:22.659 --> 00:09:25.659 that they met the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:09:25.659 --> 00:09:27.659 and then slipped away from him. 00:09:27.659 --> 00:09:30.659 He said to them, "What was the matter with you?" 00:09:30.659 --> 00:09:31.659 They replied, 00:09:31.659 --> 00:09:33.659 "We were in a state of janabah, 00:09:33.659 --> 00:09:37.659 and we disliked sitting with you while we were not in a state of purity." 00:09:37.659 --> 00:09:40.690 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:09:40.690 --> 00:09:42.690 "A Muslim does not become impure." 00:09:42.690 --> 00:09:47.690 And he did not disapprove of their remaining in a state of ritual impurity. 00:09:47.690 --> 00:09:52.039 What we advise is that hastening to perform ghusl is commendable; 00:09:52.039 --> 00:09:54.039 if one hastens, it is good, 00:09:54.039 --> 00:09:56.039 but it is not obligatory upon him. 00:09:56.039 --> 00:09:58.039 A person may have an impediment, 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:02.039 going out to the marketplace to purchase a needed item or the like, 00:10:02.039 --> 00:10:04.039 so there is no harm in that. 00:10:04.039 --> 00:10:08.039 Hastening is only obligatory upon him when an obligation requiring purity arrives.