Does touching a woman invalidate the ablution?
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The questioner : Regarding the ruling on touching a woman, does it apply to a man kissing his wife?
The Shaykh : Yes, I was asked this question today by a groom, or rather a newly married man, perhaps one or two weeks into his marriage. He asked me if a man kissing his wife invalidates his ablution. I answered him that it does not invalidate the ablution. Kissing does not invalidate the ablution if it is merely a kiss, meaning the kisser does not feel that he...
The questioner : ...with desire.
The Shaykh : No, not with desire. In fact, I told the man, by way of clarification, that you reminded me of the word "desire." I said to him, it is well known that a man kissing his daughter is different from when he kisses his wife. His kiss to his daughter is a kiss of mercy, and his kiss to his wife is a kiss of desire. So, when we speak of a man kissing his wife, it is not without desire; it is a kiss with desire, but on the condition that he does not feel that anything has come out of him, such as pre-seminal fluid, because this... yes.
The questioner : Or semen.
The Shaykh : Semen requires a long battle, meaning— he laughsThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him)— until I told the man to understand me well, to confirm that the kiss is with desire and that it does not invalidate the ablution unless he feels that that fluid has come out of him. The fluid is the pre-seminal fluid, and as some of the early scholars said, "Every male produces pre-seminal fluid." This is a natural matter. So, if he kissed her— I told him this to confirm the point— even if he bit her, not just kissed her, and if he bit her and nothing came out, his ablution is valid. This is because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he . In a narration from her, she said, and this is part of her gentleness and good style in narrating her hadith, she said: . Then Urwah ibn al-Zubayr said to her, "You know that al-Zubayr is the husband of Asma, the sister of Lady Aishah. So Urwah would be her maternal uncle, and he has a connection to her, he has a connection to her." When Lady Aishah said and so on, he said to her, "Who could this be but you? Who could this be but you?" Why did he say this? Because he felt that she was using a subtle euphemism, and because he knew beforehand that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "Who is the most beloved of people to you..."
The Shaykh : Yes, I was asked this question today by a groom, or rather a newly married man, perhaps one or two weeks into his marriage. He asked me if a man kissing his wife invalidates his ablution. I answered him that it does not invalidate the ablution. Kissing does not invalidate the ablution if it is merely a kiss, meaning the kisser does not feel that he...
The questioner : ...with desire.
The Shaykh : No, not with desire. In fact, I told the man, by way of clarification, that you reminded me of the word "desire." I said to him, it is well known that a man kissing his daughter is different from when he kisses his wife. His kiss to his daughter is a kiss of mercy, and his kiss to his wife is a kiss of desire. So, when we speak of a man kissing his wife, it is not without desire; it is a kiss with desire, but on the condition that he does not feel that anything has come out of him, such as pre-seminal fluid, because this... yes.
The questioner : Or semen.
The Shaykh : Semen requires a long battle, meaning— he laughsThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him)— until I told the man to understand me well, to confirm that the kiss is with desire and that it does not invalidate the ablution unless he feels that that fluid has come out of him. The fluid is the pre-seminal fluid, and as some of the early scholars said, "Every male produces pre-seminal fluid." This is a natural matter. So, if he kissed her— I told him this to confirm the point— even if he bit her, not just kissed her, and if he bit her and nothing came out, his ablution is valid. This is because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he
He used to kiss Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and then go out to the mosque without performing ablution.
كان يقبل عائشة رضي الله عنها ثم يخرج إلى المسجد ولا يتوضأThe Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to kiss some of his wives and then pray without performing ablution.
كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقبل بعض نسائه ثم يصلي ولا يتوضأHe used to kiss some of his wives.
كان يقبل بعض نسائه
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