2-When a person gains
consciousness or comes into sanity. Al-‘Uthaymeen explains that this is the
second issue in which Ghusl becomes Mustahab: when the insane becomes sane, or
when the unconscious becomes conscious.
The evidence for this
includes:
-The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] himself was
afflicted with a severe illness and fell unconscious and when he woke he asked,
“Have the people prayed?” They replied, “No.” So he performed Ghusl whilst they
waited. [Reported al-Bukhaaree (687) and Muslim (418)]
Al-Uthaymeen stated
that the scholars differed in the reasoning behind making Ghusl after gaining
consciousness/sanity; some stated it was done to refresh the body whilst others
said it is an act of worship to do so (thus the reason is unknown).
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