Does touching one's spouse invalidate the ablution?

Question : We conclude this session with a question from a woman identified as H.A.S. from Jeddah. She asks: Does touching one's spouse invalidate the ablution?

Answer : Touching one's spouse does not invalidate the ablution. If a husband touches his wife for the sake of desire, his ablution is not invalidated unless something comes out of him, such as pre-seminal fluid or semen. If semen comes out of him, it is obligatory for him to perform the full ritual bath. If pre-seminal fluid comes out of him, it is obligatory for him to wash the pre-seminal fluid, wash his private parts, and perform the ablution. However, if nothing comes out, his ablution is not invalidated, even if he touches her for intense desire. The same applies to the woman: if she touches her husband for the sake of desire, her ablution is not invalidated, even if he touches her and she experiences desire. In this state, she is the one being touched, not the one doing the touching. Her ablution is not invalidated unless something comes out of her. If something comes out of her, and it is semen, it is obligatory for her to perform the full ritual bath. If it is not semen, it is not obligatory for her to perform the full ritual bath; she only needs to wash what was soiled by what came out. Very well. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.