Sufficient meaning that one does the bare minimum for it to be acceptable (without all the eight steps mentioned in previous posts).
The evidence for this includes the following:
-“If you are in a state of Janaba (i.e. had a sexual discharge), purify yourself (bathe your whole body)” [5:6].
Al-Uthaymeen explains that in this Aayah there is no mention of any of the Sunnan mentioned before (in previous posts), rather it only states that one must wash his entire body. There are no texts from the Quraan nor the Sunnah which specifies this time of washing whilst placing additional conditions, so with this, we say that washing the body is sufficient as this is what the Ayaah commands.
-The Hadeeth of ‘Imraan bin Hussayn [may Allaah be Pleased with him] that a man once was ritually impure and the Prophet commanded him to take some water and pour it over his head [al-Bukharee (344) and Muslim (682)].
In this Hadeeth there is no further description – thus adding proof that water reaching to all parts of the body is the bare minimum requirement. Furthermore, it cant be presumed that this man performed Ghusl in any other way because as what is clear from the Hadeeth, he was ignorant and came asking for the ruling. Had it been obligatory to wash in any particular manner, it would have been outlined.
Therefore the description of a sufficient (bare-minimum_ Ghusl is as follows:
1-That he has the intention.
2-That water reaches all parts of the body.
NOTE: Al-Uthaymeen states that the author doesn’t mention washing the mouth and nose. Some of the scholars have stated that it is not Waajib however the correct opinion is that the mouth and nose must also be washed.
The evidence for this includes:
-Allaah, the Most High, Says: “purify yourself" [5:6] and “Wash your faces”
Meaning, the mouth and nose are also included in the words, “purify yourselves" and “faces”. The same obligation applies to the Wudhoo.
3-That all the hairs on ones’ body are wet. Al-‘Uthaymeen explains that this differs from the Wudhoo in which the outer hairs of the beard can be wiped after washing the face whereas one with a light beard must wash his face, making sure the skin under his light beard is washed. However, in Ghusl whether a person has a thick or light beard – both need to be washed ensuring that the roots of the hairs have been washed.
So purification connected to the beard is of three categories:
-Waajib to wash inner and outer – this is in Ghusl which is Waajib
-Washing the inner is Waajib – this is in Wudhoo if a person has a light beard.
-Washing the outer is Waajib – this is the Wudhoo if a person has a thick beard.
-Cleaning the inner part of the beard is never Waajib – this is in at-Tayammum.
Based on the above, if a person forms an intention dips his body in water and rinses his mouth and nose, then his Ghusl is complete (and he becomes completely pure and doesn’t need to perform Wudhoo if the Ghusl is from a major impurity - more on this will follow in an upcoming post).
In contrast to Wudhoo, a person can not immerse himself in water with the intention of Wudhoo because the Wudhoo has a particular sequence.
A-Ghusl has no particular sequence, thus if a person misses a part of his body, he can go back and wash the part he missed and his Ghusl would be correct.
Some of the scholars placed a condition that the time span between the Ghusl and the time he remembered is not vast, but the Hanbalees have stated he may go back even if a lengthy period of time.
Al-Uthaymeen stated that the first opinion is most likely, because acts of worship can’t be sub-divided, unless if one has an excuse (such as being ignorant or forgetting) then he may go back and wash the area he missed without having to repeat his Ghusl.
B-It is recommended to perform Wuhoo with a Mudd and Ghusl with a Saa’. Al-Uthaymeen explains that a Mudd is a quarter of a Saa’, and a Saa’ is approximately 2040 grams today.
This is the Sunnah and the wisdom behind it is that water is preserved and not wasted.
C-Ghusl using bathtubs or showers carry the same ruling – that a person doesn’t waste water.
D-If one can make Wudhoo using less than a Mudd and Ghusl less than a Saa’ then this is sufficient. However this is on the condition that one must wash, during the Wudhoo and Ghusl, and not wipe. If a person wipes his body in Wudhoo and Ghusl then their Wudhoo and Ghusl would be invalid.
The evidence for this includes:
-“Wash your faces” and “wipe your heads”
The point here is that there is difference between washing and wiping.
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