Ruling on touching the private parts without a barrier
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Question:
He asks Your Eminence another question, saying: Does touching the private parts without a barrier invalidate the ablution, even without desire?
Answer:
Touching the private parts invalidates the ablution if it is without a barrier, meaning skin touching skin, even without desire. This is the correct view; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) explained that it invalidates the ablution and did not condition it on desire. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 181Sahih (Al-Albani), and he said (peace and blessings be upon him): , and he did not condition it on desire. This indicates that touching the private parts invalidates the ablution absolutely, with or without desire, whether it is a man or a woman.
If a man touches his private part, or his wife’s private part, or a child’s private part, the ablution is invalidated. Likewise, if a woman touches her private part, or her husband’s private part, or her children’s private parts, the ablution is invalidated. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. In reality, Your Eminence, many mothers overlook this ruling.
The Shaykh: No, this is important. Yes.
The presenter: So, if a mother cleans her children while she is in a state of ablution, she must renew her ablution.
The Shaykh: Yes, if she touches their private parts. Yes, whether they are male or female.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
He asks Your Eminence another question, saying: Does touching the private parts without a barrier invalidate the ablution, even without desire?
Answer:
Touching the private parts invalidates the ablution if it is without a barrier, meaning skin touching skin, even without desire. This is the correct view; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) explained that it invalidates the ablution and did not condition it on desire. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
He who touches his penis should perform ablution.
من مس ذكره فليتوضأWhichever man puts his hand to his private part without a barrier between them, he must perform ablution. And whichever woman puts her hand to her private part without a barrier between them, she must perform ablution.
أيما رجل أفضى بيده إلى فرجه ليس دونهما ستر فقد وجب عليه الوضوء، وأيما امرأة أفضت بيدها إلى فرجها ليس دونها ستر فقد وجب عليها الوضوءIf a man touches his private part, or his wife’s private part, or a child’s private part, the ablution is invalidated. Likewise, if a woman touches her private part, or her husband’s private part, or her children’s private parts, the ablution is invalidated. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. In reality, Your Eminence, many mothers overlook this ruling.
The Shaykh: No, this is important. Yes.
The presenter: So, if a mother cleans her children while she is in a state of ablution, she must renew her ablution.
The Shaykh: Yes, if she touches their private parts. Yes, whether they are male or female.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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