Ruling on a man touching a woman while in a state of wudu'
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He says: If a person has performed wudu' or is in a state of wudu', and he touches his mother or his sister or the like, does his wudu' become invalid?
Answer: The correct view is that touching a woman does not invalidate wudu', whether she is his wife or someone else. This is the correct view, and there is disagreement among the scholars. The scholars have three opinions on this:
The first is that touching a woman invalidates wudu' in all cases.
The second is that it does not invalidate it in all cases.
The third involves a distinction: if it is done with desire and pleasure, it invalidates wudu'; otherwise, it does not. The stronger of the three opinions is that it does not invalidate wudu' in all cases. This is based on what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that: (peace and blessings be upon him); and because the original state is purity and its integrity, the original state is the integrity of purity, so it is not invalidated except by clear evidence; and because people are tested with this matter in their homes, so if touching a woman invalidated wudu', the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have made it clear and would not have overlooked it. As for his saying (may he be exalted) regarding the things that invalidate wudu': [Al-Nisa: 43], the intended meaning of that is intercourse, as Ibn Abbas and others said. Likewise, the reading: the intended meaning is intercourse. Allah veiled it with the words "touching" and "contact," just as He veiled it with "the act of intercourse." Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) veils intercourse with these terms, and with "direct contact." This is the correct view: that touching a woman does not invalidate wudu', except if something comes out of the person, such as pre-seminal fluid; otherwise, it does not invalidate wudu'. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: The correct view is that touching a woman does not invalidate wudu', whether she is his wife or someone else. This is the correct view, and there is disagreement among the scholars. The scholars have three opinions on this:
The first is that touching a woman invalidates wudu' in all cases.
The second is that it does not invalidate it in all cases.
The third involves a distinction: if it is done with desire and pleasure, it invalidates wudu'; otherwise, it does not. The stronger of the three opinions is that it does not invalidate wudu' in all cases. This is based on what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that:
He kissed some of his wives and then prayed without performing ablution
قبل بعض نسائه ثم صلى ولم يتوضأor you have contacted women
أَوْ لامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَOr you have touched women
أو لمستم النساءThe presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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