Ritual purity requires the prescribed wudu, ghusl or valid tayammum; physical cleanliness alone is not its substitute.
Physical purity concerns removal of disqualifying najasah from the body, clothing and prayer area, subject to the rules about excused amounts covered earlier.
A person can fulfill one form of purity while still lacking the other.
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Conditions of Prayer: Purity, Covering, Intention and Qiblah
Ritual purity requires the prescribed wudu, ghusl or valid tayammum; physical cleanliness alone is not its substitute.
Physical purity concerns removal of disqualifying najasah from the body, clothing and prayer area, subject to the rules about excused amounts covered earlier.
A person can fulfill one form of purity while still lacking the other.