A medical assistant in a rural area who treats patients and is exposed to speaking with women unintentionally, and on one occasion he says he treated one of the elderly women in one of the
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The questioner : He says that he is a medical assistant in a rural area who treats patients and is exposed to speaking with women unintentionally.
The Shaykh : And what is he exposed to?
The questioner : He is exposed to speaking with women unintentionally, and on one occasion he says he treated one of the elderly women in one of the villages, so he gave her an IV drip, and at the end of the drip before the 'Isha' prayer, he held the woman's hand to move the drip away from her, and he went to pray without performing wudu' while he was in a state of purity. He asks: Does touching a woman invalidate the wudu'?
The Shaykh : Touching a woman does not invalidate the wudu', even if a person touches his wife and kisses her for the sake of desire, and no pre-seminal fluid or semen is emitted, his wudu' remains valid. This is because the stronger opinion among the scholars' views is that touching a woman for the sake of desire does not invalidate the wudu'. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
The Shaykh : And what is he exposed to?
The questioner : He is exposed to speaking with women unintentionally, and on one occasion he says he treated one of the elderly women in one of the villages, so he gave her an IV drip, and at the end of the drip before the 'Isha' prayer, he held the woman's hand to move the drip away from her, and he went to pray without performing wudu' while he was in a state of purity. He asks: Does touching a woman invalidate the wudu'?
The Shaykh : Touching a woman does not invalidate the wudu', even if a person touches his wife and kisses her for the sake of desire, and no pre-seminal fluid or semen is emitted, his wudu' remains valid. This is because the stronger opinion among the scholars' views is that touching a woman for the sake of desire does not invalidate the wudu'. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.