Is it obligatory to repeat the ghusl and the prayer, and is the fast invalidated, if someone in a state of janabah performs ghusl while having a thick cream on them that is not removed by water?
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If what was placed on the skin prevents water from reaching it, then it must be removed before performing ghusl (ritual bath); otherwise, the ghusl is invalid. Only the spot that water did not reach needs to be washed, because continuous succession (muwalat) is not a condition for ghusl. The prayers that were performed with an invalid ghusl must be repeated. As for fasting, it is valid because ghusl from janabah (major ritual impurity) is not a condition for its validity.
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