Reciting bismillah before ghusl
Question
If I forgot to say Bismillah before doing ritual bath, is my ghusl valid? Is Bismillah mandatory before ghusl?
Answer
Your ghusal is valid. Reciting bismillah at the beginning of the ghusal is not compulsory and is not a precondition for the validity of the ghusl. Reciting bismillah at the beginning of the ghusal is sunnat provided one's satr area is covered. If one's satr area is not covered, then one should not verbally recite bismillah. One may recite bismillah in one's mind.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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