Is it obligatory for a person in a state of ritual impurity (junub) to perform ghusl before going to the mosque to pray, or can he go while in this state?
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A person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) must perform (full ritual ablution) in order to pray, and their prayer is not valid without ghusl, because Allah the Almighty says: (O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are intoxicated until you know what you are saying, nor while you are in a state of major ritual impurity, except those passing through [a mosque], until you have washed [your whole body]) [An-Nisa: 43]. And because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: (Prayer is not accepted without purification). This is an ijma' (consensus) among scholars, even if it means missing congregational prayer.
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