Drinking water instead of gargling the mouth when making ghusal

Q: I performed fard ghusl. I performed the two fard of washing my whole body and putting water in my nose but before I rinsed my mouth, I drank a glass of water (to fulfill the obligation of gargling, as I was advised to drink a glass of water to fulfill the gargling) but then I forgot about rinsing my mouth. I rinsed my mouth the next day when I remembered but did not gargle as I had already drank water the day before it to suffice for gargling. So is the fard of washing the mouth now complete and my ghusl valid? 

A: Through drinking the water, since the water reached your entire mouth the fard of gargling will be complete.

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

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)