If a person performs ghusl and then touches his private parts, is there anything required of him?
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The questioner : If a person performs ghusl and then touches his private parts, is there anything required of him?
The Shaykh : He owes nothing. That is to say, touching the penis does not invalidate the wudu. However, if it is done for the sake of sexual desire, it invalidates the wudu. This distinction reconciles the evidence, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a man who touches his penis during prayer and whether he needs to perform wudu, and he said:Bulugh al-Maram 72 Touching a part of one’s own body is not considered a nullifier of wudu; it is like touching one’s leg with one’s hand, in which case the wudu is not invalidated.
The other hadith is the hadith of Busrah bint Safwan, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 181Sahih (Al-Albani) This indicates the obligation of wudu from touching the penis. The reconciliation between this and the first hadith is that if a person touches it for the sake of sexual desire, it differs from touching the other limbs, and his wudu is invalidated. But if he touches it for other than sexual desire, his wudu is not invalidated.
It should be known that touching means touching without a barrier. If there is a barrier, it is not considered touching, and the wudu is not invalidated, even if it is for the sake of sexual desire. The wudu is not invalidated unless something comes out of him that obligates wudu.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He owes nothing. That is to say, touching the penis does not invalidate the wudu. However, if it is done for the sake of sexual desire, it invalidates the wudu. This distinction reconciles the evidence, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a man who touches his penis during prayer and whether he needs to perform wudu, and he said:
No, it is only a part of your body
لا، إنما هو بَضعة منكThe other hadith is the hadith of Busrah bint Safwan, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
He who touches his penis should perform ablution.
من مس ذكره فليتوضأIt should be known that touching means touching without a barrier. If there is a barrier, it is not considered touching, and the wudu is not invalidated, even if it is for the sake of sexual desire. The wudu is not invalidated unless something comes out of him that obligates wudu.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.