The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Or you have touched women”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:43]?
Answer:
There are two opinions among the scholars. Some say that “touched” means “intercourse,” and that the meaning of touching is intercourse. This is the view of the Maliki school and a group of scholars, so the ablution is not invalidated except by intercourse. Other scholars say that “touched” means “touched with the hand.” If a man touches a woman directly with his hand, his ablution is invalidated. Among them, some say that the presence of desire is required, as the Hanbali school holds, while others say it is invalidated even without desire, as the Shafi'i school holds. In summary, it was said that the meaning of touching is intercourse, and it was said that the meaning is touching with the hand. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
or you have contacted women
أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَAnswer:
There are two opinions among the scholars. Some say that “touched” means “intercourse,” and that the meaning of touching is intercourse. This is the view of the Maliki school and a group of scholars, so the ablution is not invalidated except by intercourse. Other scholars say that “touched” means “touched with the hand.” If a man touches a woman directly with his hand, his ablution is invalidated. Among them, some say that the presence of desire is required, as the Hanbali school holds, while others say it is invalidated even without desire, as the Shafi'i school holds. In summary, it was said that the meaning of touching is intercourse, and it was said that the meaning is touching with the hand. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الترغيب في مكارم الأخلاق — islamhouse.com (52:42)
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