selam My question is if I had intercourse and I take shower and then wudu is my prayer valid? Olso is Gusul considered under shower or are they any other steps involved thanks
Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah,
As discussed in this previous answer, taking a shower is ghusl provided that you take the shower with the intention of ghusl and provided that the water reaches your entire hair, head, face and body. So taking a shower with the intention of ghusl is sufficient to be able to pray afterwards.
Most scholars also agree that there is no need to perform ablution (wudu) after ghusl, as ghusl brings you into a state of purity that includes the state of ablution. However, after the water reaches the parts of the body that are washed during wudu, if a person does something after that that nullifies wudu (such as touching the private parts), then they should make wudu afterwards in order to pray.
Source:
- Fatwa from the Qatari Fatwa Authority (Arabic PDF)
- Second fatwa from the Qatari Fatwa Authority (Arabic PDF)
After performing ghusal if watery fluid comes out of the private part of male…
But I heard using soap, is not necessary for the performing of ghusl how true?