Chapter on the Things That Invalidate the Ablution
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The Shaykh : Then the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter on the Things That Invalidate the Ablution":
"Nawaqid" is the plural of "naqid," and it is permissible to pluralize the active participle for non-rational things using the pattern "fa'ail."
The things that invalidate the ablution are its invalidators.
Know that the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) sometimes refer to the invalidators as "mubtilat" (things that nullify), sometimes as "mufsidat" (things that corrupt), and sometimes as "nawaqid" (things that break); all these expressions mean the same thing.
Also know that the original state is the continuation and validity of the ablution, as long as it was performed in a manner prescribed by the Shari'ah. So, if someone claims that something invalidates the ablution, he must provide evidence. Keep this principle with you. Similarly, if a man is in a state of ablution and then doubts whether he has broken it, what should he do?
He should proceed on the assumption that he is still in a state of ablution. Likewise, if someone says, "This invalidates the ablution," we say: The original state is that it is not invalidated. So, nothing invalidates the ablution unless it is established by the Sunnah or the Qur'an. The Qur'an mentioned:[An-Nisa 4:43], and the Sunnah came with other things that will become clear, if Allah wills, later on.
"Nawaqid" is the plural of "naqid," and it is permissible to pluralize the active participle for non-rational things using the pattern "fa'ail."
The things that invalidate the ablution are its invalidators.
Know that the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) sometimes refer to the invalidators as "mubtilat" (things that nullify), sometimes as "mufsidat" (things that corrupt), and sometimes as "nawaqid" (things that break); all these expressions mean the same thing.
Also know that the original state is the continuation and validity of the ablution, as long as it was performed in a manner prescribed by the Shari'ah. So, if someone claims that something invalidates the ablution, he must provide evidence. Keep this principle with you. Similarly, if a man is in a state of ablution and then doubts whether he has broken it, what should he do?
He should proceed on the assumption that he is still in a state of ablution. Likewise, if someone says, "This invalidates the ablution," we say: The original state is that it is not invalidated. So, nothing invalidates the ablution unless it is established by the Sunnah or the Qur'an. The Qur'an mentioned: