If a person performing 'Umrah takes a ghusl and some blood comes out of a wound, does he complete his 'Umrah? And does this blood invalidate his wudu'?
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The questioner : If a person is performing 'Umrah and takes a ghusl, and then some blood comes out of a wound, does he complete his 'Umrah, and does this blood invalidate the wudu'?
The Shaykh : If a person is performing 'Umrah and has a wound from which blood comes out, that does not affect his 'Umrah in any way. Likewise, if he is performing Hajj and has a wound from which blood comes out, that does not affect his Hajj in any way. And likewise, if he is wounded during his ihram and blood comes out, that does not affect his rites in any way. It is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) applied cupping while in a state of ihram, and that did not affect his rites in any way.
As for the invalidation of wudu' by the blood that comes out of a wound, we say: it does not invalidate the wudu' no matter how much it is. The blood coming out from other than the two passages does not invalidate the wudu' even if it is much, because there is no correct, explicit evidence regarding the invalidation of wudu' by it. And if there is no correct, explicit evidence regarding the invalidation of wudu' by it, then the original state is the continuation of his purity. It is not possible to deviate from this original state and invalidate the purity except with something certain, because the rule is: "Certainty is not removed by doubt".
And if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the one who feels something in his belly and it is unclear to him whether something has come out or not, he said: meaning from the mosque, and likewise from his prayer Sunan Abi Dawud 176Sahih (Al-Albani), that is because this doubt that arises upon the certainty of purity does not affect it. Likewise, the state of ritual impurity whose existence is doubtful in the Shari'ah does not affect the certain purity.
In summary: the blood coming out of a wound during the ihram of Hajj or 'Umrah does not affect it. And the blood coming out from other than the two passages, meaning from the front or the back, does not invalidate the wudu' whether it is little or much. Likewise, the wudu' is not invalidated by vomiting or by the pus coming out of wounds or otherwise, because what comes out of the body does not invalidate it except what comes from the two passages, meaning from the front or from the back.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : If a person is performing 'Umrah and has a wound from which blood comes out, that does not affect his 'Umrah in any way. Likewise, if he is performing Hajj and has a wound from which blood comes out, that does not affect his Hajj in any way. And likewise, if he is wounded during his ihram and blood comes out, that does not affect his rites in any way. It is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) applied cupping while in a state of ihram, and that did not affect his rites in any way.
As for the invalidation of wudu' by the blood that comes out of a wound, we say: it does not invalidate the wudu' no matter how much it is. The blood coming out from other than the two passages does not invalidate the wudu' even if it is much, because there is no correct, explicit evidence regarding the invalidation of wudu' by it. And if there is no correct, explicit evidence regarding the invalidation of wudu' by it, then the original state is the continuation of his purity. It is not possible to deviate from this original state and invalidate the purity except with something certain, because the rule is: "Certainty is not removed by doubt".
And if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the one who feels something in his belly and it is unclear to him whether something has come out or not, he said:
He does not leave
لا يخرجhe hears a sound or perceives a smell (of passing wind)
حتى يسمع صوتاً أو يجد ريحاًIn summary: the blood coming out of a wound during the ihram of Hajj or 'Umrah does not affect it. And the blood coming out from other than the two passages, meaning from the front or the back, does not invalidate the wudu' whether it is little or much. Likewise, the wudu' is not invalidated by vomiting or by the pus coming out of wounds or otherwise, because what comes out of the body does not invalidate it except what comes from the two passages, meaning from the front or from the back.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.