After Ihtilaam or relations with one’s wife, does one have to perform Ghusl as soon as possible or does one have to wait a while? I have heard that I have to wait until I have to urinate. Please clarify.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is not mandatory to perform the compulsory bath as soon as possible[1] or to wait until one urinates[2]. It is, however, recommended to perform a bath immediately or, at least, wash the private parts. Furthermore, it is a major wrong to delay the compulsory bath so much so that the prayer time expires[3].
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hanif Yusuf Patel
Student Darul Iftaa
UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] الجنب إذا آخر الاغتسال إلى وقت الصلاة لا يأثم كذا في المحيط قد نقل الشيخ سراج الدين الهندي الإجماع على انه لا يجب الوضوء على المحدث والغسل على الجنب والحائض والنفساء قبل وجوب الصلاة أو أرادة ما لا يحل إلا به كذا في البحر الرائق كالصلاة وسجدة التلاوة ومس المصحف ونحوه كذا في محيط السرخسي
[Al-Fatawa al-Alamgiriyyah, (at-Taharah) 1: 19, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah]
[2] [Radd al-Muhtar ala ad-Durr al-Mukhtar, 1: 160, H.M. Saeed Company; Al-Halabi al-Kabir, p.45, Suhail Academy, Lahore; Al-Fatawa at-Tatarkhaniyah, 1: 156, Idarah al-Qur`an Karachi]
[Fatawa Mahmudiyyah, 5: 102, Dar al-Iftaa Jamiah Faruqiyyah Karachi]
[3] لا تدخل الملائكة بيتاً فيه صورة ولا كلب ولا جنب قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
[Sunan Abi Dawud, 227; Sunan an-Nasa`I, 257]