Ibn Bazz: Can a person offer Salah after bathing without performing Wudu'?



Can a person offer Salah after bathing without performing Wudu'? 
Q: A question by somebody from Iraq, asking, "Is a person permitted to offer Salah after taking a bath without performing Wudu' (ritual ablution) on the consideration that they become ritually purified by bathing or are there other conditions for bathing to be a substitute for Wudu'?" 
A: Scholars differed regarding this issue but the preponderant opinion is that performing a Janabah (major ritual impurity) bath with the intention of removing both major and minor ritual impurity suffices for Wudu' and the minor impurity is included in the major one. However, if someone wants to be in compliance with the Sunnah and to fulfill the better approach in the case, they should follow the Prophet's (peace be upon him) path; they should wash the genitals and the areas around them, perform Wudu', pour water on the head three times, on their right side, then on the left, and then on all of the body, and finally wash their feet in a place other than where they take their bath. This is the perfect way of Ghusl that complies with the Sunnah and corresponds to the way of the Prophet (peace be upon him). 
( Part No : 10, Page No: 175) 

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