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The ruling on touching the private parts unintentionally and the meaning of the hadith: “It is a part of him”

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who touches his private parts unintentionally, only through his body against his clothes? And what is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “It is a part of him”?

Answer:
Yes. If he touches his private parts with his hand, with his palm, his wudu' (ablution) is invalidated, based on the hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever touches his private parts, let him perform wudu'. Whoever places his hand on his private parts, let him perform wudu'.من مس ذكره فليتوضأ، من أفضى بيده إلى طوجه فليتوضأ
These are two authentic hadiths.
As for the hadith “It is a part of him,” they said that it was abrogated initially and then abrogated. And even if its abrogation is not established, there is no doubt that when a prohibiting factor and a permitting factor are present, the prohibiting factor is given precedence to be cautious and safer for the one touching. So there is no doubt that touching the private parts directly with the hand invalidates the wudu', whether intentionally or unintentionally. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever touches his private parts,” and he did not say “intentionally.” Yes.
Source حكم وضوء من مس الذكر من غير قصد — alfawzan.live

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