If a man touches his private parts while bathing, does it invalidate the ablution?
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The questioner : Regarding bathing, you mentioned that if it is performed to remove major ritual impurity, he is not required to repeat the ablution afterward.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But if the bathing is not done by immersing the entire body in water that covers it, but rather by using the methods currently available, or with a small vessel from which water is scooped, and so on, meaning that he is exposed to touching his private parts with his hands, does this have an effect or not?
The Shaykh : Washing the private parts is done before the full ritual bath.
The questioner : Yes, during the wiping...
The Shaykh : The recommended practice is to wash the private parts before the full ritual bath, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. And even if a person touches his penis during the bath, his ablution is not invalidated according to the stronger opinion in our view.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is not done with the intention of pleasure. Also, the hadiths on this matter are contradictory; some scholars reconciled them, while others preferred some over others. What we see in this issue is that touching the penis does not invalidate the ablution unless it is for the sake of pleasure. If it is not for pleasure, then renewing the ablution is recommended, not obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is what we see in this issue. Some scholars hold that it does not invalidate the ablution in any case, while others hold that it invalidates the ablution in any case. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But if the bathing is not done by immersing the entire body in water that covers it, but rather by using the methods currently available, or with a small vessel from which water is scooped, and so on, meaning that he is exposed to touching his private parts with his hands, does this have an effect or not?
The Shaykh : Washing the private parts is done before the full ritual bath.
The questioner : Yes, during the wiping...
The Shaykh : The recommended practice is to wash the private parts before the full ritual bath, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. And even if a person touches his penis during the bath, his ablution is not invalidated according to the stronger opinion in our view.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is not done with the intention of pleasure. Also, the hadiths on this matter are contradictory; some scholars reconciled them, while others preferred some over others. What we see in this issue is that touching the penis does not invalidate the ablution unless it is for the sake of pleasure. If it is not for pleasure, then renewing the ablution is recommended, not obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is what we see in this issue. Some scholars hold that it does not invalidate the ablution in any case, while others hold that it invalidates the ablution in any case. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.