Does Ghusl include Wudu?

Answer:

Case 1: Merely Recommended Ghusl

If the ghusl is merely recommended, such as the Friday bath, it does not count as wudu, because performing wudu for prayer is obligatory while the Friday bath is recommended and the recommended does not alleviate the need for the obligatory.

Case 2: Obligatory Ghusl

As for if the ghusl is obligatory, such as bathing due to post-sexual impurity (Ar. janaba) or menstruation, it alleviates the need for wudu on the condition that nothing invalidate the wudu during it, such as touching the private parts or something exiting them. So if one wants to suffice oneself with an obligatory ghusl in place of wudu, one first washes the private parts with the intention of lifting ritual impurity from them and then intends to lift ritual impurity from the rest of one's body. This way, one doesn't need to touch the private parts after the [m: second] intention.

Amjad Rasheed

(Translated by Moustafa Elqabbany)

السؤال : هل يكفي الغسل عن الوضوء ؟  الجواب : إن كان الغسل مندوباً كغسل الجمعة فلا يجزئ عن الوضوء ؛ لأن الوضوء للصلاة واجبٌ وغسل الجمعة مندوبٌ ولا يجزئ المندوب عن الواجب . أما إن كان الغسل واجباً كالغسل عن الجنابة والحيض فيجزئ عن الوضوء بشرط أن لا يقع في أثنائه ناقض من نواقض الوضوء كمسِّ الفرج أو خروج شيء منه ، فيمكن لمن أراد الاكتفاء بالغسل الواجب عن الوضوء أن يغسل فرجيه أولاً بنية رفع الحدث عنهما ثم ينوي رفع الحدث عن بقية بدنه فلا يحتاج العود لمس الفرج بعد النية .

 

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