Does touching the private parts invalidate the ablution?
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The questioner : May the Shaykh tell us, does touching the private parts invalidate the ablution? And is the touching with the outer part of the palm or the inner part?
The Shaykh : The correct view regarding touching the private parts is that it does not invalidate the ablution, whether it is for the sake of desire or not, based on the hadith of Talq ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) And the touching must be without a barrier, because if there is a barrier, it is not considered touching. However, we say: it is better to perform the ablution, it is better to perform the ablution, and the evidence for this is the hadith of Basrah bint Safwan that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 181Sahih (Al-Albani) And this is the reconciliation between her hadith and the hadith of Talq ibn 'Ali.
The questioner : If he touches his private parts unintentionally?
The Shaykh : There is no harm, for example, a man performs the ablution and then adjusts his garment, and while adjusting it he touches his private parts, we say: there is no blame on him, there is no blame on him, and it is not obligatory for him to repeat the ablution. Likewise, if a man performs the ablution and then, when he intends to tie his trousers, he touches his private parts, it does not harm and the ablution is not invalidated by that. Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... Yes
The Shaykh : The correct view regarding touching the private parts is that it does not invalidate the ablution, whether it is for the sake of desire or not, based on the hadith of Talq ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Talq asked, or he was asked, about a man who touches his private parts during prayer: is the ablution required of him? He said: No.
سأل أو سأله طلق عن الرجل يمس ذكره في الصلاة أعليه الوضوء؟ قال: لاHe who touches his penis should perform ablution.
من مس ذكره فليتوضأThe questioner : If he touches his private parts unintentionally?
The Shaykh : There is no harm, for example, a man performs the ablution and then adjusts his garment, and while adjusting it he touches his private parts, we say: there is no blame on him, there is no blame on him, and it is not obligatory for him to repeat the ablution. Likewise, if a man performs the ablution and then, when he intends to tie his trousers, he touches his private parts, it does not harm and the ablution is not invalidated by that. Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... Yes