Is it valid to perform ghusl for janabah on Friday if I intended ghusl for Friday during the process of ghusl and not from the beginning?
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You must form the intention at the beginning of the first obligatory act of . However, since you intended ritual impurity () and were heedless of the intention for Friday ghusl, the intention for the obligatory act (ghusl from janabah) suffices for the intention of the (Friday ghusl). This is because the obligatory act is superior to the Sunnah, and thus the Sunnah is covered by it.
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