QUESTION:
If I take a Ghusl but don’t follow the steps in order, does it matter? For example: (making intention, then reciting Bismillah, then performing Wudhu separately (making sure each limb is washed correctly), etc.
ANSWER:
It is best and most rewarding to follow the Sunnah method of Ghusl. However, if one does not follow the Sunnah method of Ghusl but ensures that all the requisites or Faraa’idh of Ghusl are fulfilled, then one’s Ghusl will be valid. The Faraa’idh of Ghusl are as follows: to gargle one’s mouth (in such a way that water reaches the entire mouth), to place water in the nose (up to the soft portion), and to make water reach the entire body.
The Sunnah method of Ghusl is as follows:
To wash both hands up to the wrists. Thereafter, wash off any impurities that may be on the body of both the front and back private parts (whether there is a need for this or not). Now perform Wudhu according to the Sunnah manner. If one is taking a bath in a place where the water does not flow away but instead gathers at the feet, then do not wash the feet there. The feet should be washed at the end in a basin.
After the Wudhu, pour water over the head three times (sufficient water should be poured so that the water is completely drenched). Rub the body with the hands so that no part remains dry. If even a hair span is left dry, the Ghusl will be incomplete. In short, ensure that water passes over the entire body.
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Maulana Ahmed Saeed
Date: 20 Shawwal 1445 / 30 April 2024
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
