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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does a mother’s ablution become invalid if she touches her infant son’s private parts while removing impurity?

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The questioner : They say there is a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who touches his penis should perform ablution. من مس ذكره فليتوضأ
Sunan Abi Dawud 181Sahih (Al-Albani)
or
Whoever touches the private part of someone other than himself—or the private part of someone other than himself—should perform ablution من مس ذكر غيره -أو- فرج غيره فليتوضأ
What is the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding a mother who washes her child to remove filth from the child? Does her ablution become invalid or not?

The Shaykh : No, it does not invalidate the ablution.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And you as well.
Source www.al-albany.com

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

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