Water reaching all parts of the mouth when making fardh ghusal

Q: Once, ghusl was fardh on me, and in ghusl, when I had to rinse my mouth, I rinsed it in a normal way and gargled too. But I am quite sure that water didn't reach my inner cheeks inside the mouth. Is ghusl valid?

A: The water should reach all parts of the mouth for the ghusal to be valid.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)