What are the types of ghusl (ritual bath) and how are they performed, and is the ghusl for Jumu’ah (Friday prayer) like the ghusl for the two Eid prayers, for cooling, and for janabah (major ritual impurity)? Which of them necessitates wudu’ (ablution) for prayer afterward, and does leaving the washing of the feet until the end of the ghusl mean that the wudu’ was not completed at its beginning?

The prescribed ritual bath (ghusl) has a single description. It is recommended to begin with ablution (wudu), then pour water over the body starting with the right side. It is permissible to wash the feet with the ablution or to delay them until the end of the ghusl, as both methods are authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen chose the view that it is better to wash them with the ablution unless there is an excuse. The ghusl that suffices for ablution is the ghusl performed after major ritual impurity (hadath akbar), such as that from sexual defilement (janabah), menstruation (hayd), and post-natal bleeding (nifas). Other types of ghusl do not suffice for ablution.