Touching the private parts with a barrier, and the effect of blood and vomit on the validity of the ablution
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The questioner:
If his mother or his father touches it, he performs the ablution.
The Shaykh:
No, not if it is not harmful. It must be with the hand. If he touches it with his hand, it is different. But if he touches it with his leg or something else, it is not harmful. Yes. That is all. A doctor performs the ablution. If he touches the private part of a woman or a man, he performs the ablution. If the flesh touches the flesh, he performs the ablution. But if there is a barrier between them, he does not perform the ablution. If he touches his private part through his trousers, or through his waistcloth, or through his shirt, the ablution is not invalidated. Yes. It is not the one who touches, but rather, if there is a barrier between him and the screen, the spirit is not diminished.
The questioner:
May Allah preserve you. Is the hand intended to be the palm only, or does it include the fingers?
The Shaykh:
For the cup, we give him the fingers up to the shortness of the cup.
The questioner:
We do not see it. Except for what comes out from the two passages, the rest of the body does not invalidate the ablution, such as the nipples and others.
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here, or rather, there is a distinction. If a large amount of blood comes out of him, the most cautious course is to perform wudu' if it is severe. If severe vomiting comes out of him, the most cautious course is to perform wudu'. As for wudu' in this case, it is a matter of consideration. However, this is what a group of scholars have stated: that wudu' is invalidated by it if it is severe blood or severe vomiting. This is a matter of precaution or leaving the area of scholarly disagreement. Yes. May Allah grant you success, if Allah wills. This is from the perspective of leaving the disagreement among scholars. Leave what causes doubt for what does not cause doubt.
If his mother or his father touches it, he performs the ablution.
The Shaykh:
No, not if it is not harmful. It must be with the hand. If he touches it with his hand, it is different. But if he touches it with his leg or something else, it is not harmful. Yes. That is all. A doctor performs the ablution. If he touches the private part of a woman or a man, he performs the ablution. If the flesh touches the flesh, he performs the ablution. But if there is a barrier between them, he does not perform the ablution. If he touches his private part through his trousers, or through his waistcloth, or through his shirt, the ablution is not invalidated. Yes. It is not the one who touches, but rather, if there is a barrier between him and the screen, the spirit is not diminished.
The questioner:
May Allah preserve you. Is the hand intended to be the palm only, or does it include the fingers?
The Shaykh:
For the cup, we give him the fingers up to the shortness of the cup.
The questioner:
We do not see it. Except for what comes out from the two passages, the rest of the body does not invalidate the ablution, such as the nipples and others.
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here, or rather, there is a distinction. If a large amount of blood comes out of him, the most cautious course is to perform wudu' if it is severe. If severe vomiting comes out of him, the most cautious course is to perform wudu'. As for wudu' in this case, it is a matter of consideration. However, this is what a group of scholars have stated: that wudu' is invalidated by it if it is severe blood or severe vomiting. This is a matter of precaution or leaving the area of scholarly disagreement. Yes. May Allah grant you success, if Allah wills. This is from the perspective of leaving the disagreement among scholars. Leave what causes doubt for what does not cause doubt.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب نواقض الوضوء — islamhouse.com (16:38)
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