Blood and Ablution
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A woman touching a man without intent
It does not invalidate the ablution
Question: If a woman touches a man without any intent, such as passing through a crowded place or the like, or taking an item from a seller, or paying him a price or the like, does such a touch invalidate her ablution if she was in a state of ablution before it, or does such a thing have no effect?
Answer: First: We advise the woman not to crowd with men, and to stay away from free mixing and touching men, and to avoid places of crowding where fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is feared. Indeed, the woman is a fitnah that tempts herself and tempts others, so she must stay away from places of fitnah.
As for if she touches a man’s body without intent, as you mentioned, the correct opinion among the scholars is that her ablution is not invalidated. Her ablution is only invalidated if she touches him for desire, or if he touches her for desire. But if it happens by chance without intent, it does not affect the ablution. However, as we mentioned, mixing and touching are matters that are not permissible between men and women.
[Blood and Ablution]
Question: In the case of blood coming out of the person in ablution from a place that the ablution reaches, such as the face or the hand, whether it flows or does not flow, does it invalidate the ablution in these two cases? And if the blood comes out from a place that the ablution does not reach, does it invalidate the ablution?
Answer: If blood comes out from one of the two passages, it invalidates the ablution absolutely, whether it is little or much.
But if it comes out from the rest of the body, it does not invalidate the ablution unless it is excessive and abundant. As for the little blood from other than the two passages, this does not invalidate the ablution, whether it is on the limbs of ablution or elsewhere. The criterion is the amount; it is the excessive amount that invalidates the ablution according to some scholars, while the little amount does not invalidate it.
It does not invalidate the ablution
Question: If a woman touches a man without any intent, such as passing through a crowded place or the like, or taking an item from a seller, or paying him a price or the like, does such a touch invalidate her ablution if she was in a state of ablution before it, or does such a thing have no effect?
Answer: First: We advise the woman not to crowd with men, and to stay away from free mixing and touching men, and to avoid places of crowding where fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is feared. Indeed, the woman is a fitnah that tempts herself and tempts others, so she must stay away from places of fitnah.
As for if she touches a man’s body without intent, as you mentioned, the correct opinion among the scholars is that her ablution is not invalidated. Her ablution is only invalidated if she touches him for desire, or if he touches her for desire. But if it happens by chance without intent, it does not affect the ablution. However, as we mentioned, mixing and touching are matters that are not permissible between men and women.
[Blood and Ablution]
Question: In the case of blood coming out of the person in ablution from a place that the ablution reaches, such as the face or the hand, whether it flows or does not flow, does it invalidate the ablution in these two cases? And if the blood comes out from a place that the ablution does not reach, does it invalidate the ablution?
Answer: If blood comes out from one of the two passages, it invalidates the ablution absolutely, whether it is little or much.
But if it comes out from the rest of the body, it does not invalidate the ablution unless it is excessive and abundant. As for the little blood from other than the two passages, this does not invalidate the ablution, whether it is on the limbs of ablution or elsewhere. The criterion is the amount; it is the excessive amount that invalidates the ablution according to some scholars, while the little amount does not invalidate it.