4 Hadiths Why Touching Your Private Parts will not Break Wudu
C.J Ahmed-09.04.2023
Touching your prvate parts after wudu whether it is on brrier ornot will not nullify ablution becaue there is clear evidence from the prophet (sal) stating that it wouldn’t. Touching There is a difference of opinion among scholars on whether the ablution is invalid if your accidentally touch your private parts. The correct view is that touching your private parts accidentally or deliberately won’t break your wudu and the below hadith clearly proves this,
Some try to argue that this hadith is abrogated but there is no valid proof frm the authentic hadiths which states tht the prophet (sal) abrogated it.
Regarding the hadiths which state that wudu is a must after touching the privates
There are scholars who state that touching the private after wudu will invalidate it. They argue using the below hadiths,
Basrah bint Safwan said: “Whoever touches his private parts, let him do wudu” (Nasai and Ibn Majah and authenticated by Sheikh Albani)
In another hadith the prophet (sal) aid,
“Whoever touches his private part, let him do wudu” (Abu-Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Abu Hurayrah (rali) said: Prophet (sal) said:
“If one of you touches his penis and there is no veil between him and it nor any cover, then wudhoo has become obligatory for him.” (al Hakim-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Ibn Qudamah said the following as his opinion,
“Wudu is not invalidated by touching anything on the entire body other than the private parts, such as the area surrounding the private part or anus, and the testicles, according to the majority of scholars, because there is no text to suggest that and they do not come under the same heading as that which is mentioned in the text, so the ruling cannot apply to them.” (Al-Mughni, 1/119)
Imam ash-Shafi said the following,
“If he touches his testicles or buttocks or knees, but he does not touch his penis, then he does not have to do wudu.”(al-Umm (1/34)
What needs to be understood is that if there are two option, taking the easier option is the bet option and this is proven from the Sunnah of the messenger of Allah (sal) in the following hadith,
In Islam, both the views, not taking ablution after touching the privates and taking ablution after touching the privates are both correct because both are mentioned in the authentic hadiths and the below hadith example proves this,
(Bukhari and Muslim)
What needs to be understood is that taking the easier option and that is to not taing blution after touching the privates is better as the hadith of Aisha (rali) says ,
“Whenever Allah's Messenger (sal) was given the choice of one of two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful to do so” (Bukhari)
Not taking ablution after touchng the privates is the best oftion for a Muslim as it is easier and more convenient. It is clear from the authentic hadiths that touching the private parts won’t break your ablution.
Touching your prvate parts after wudu whether it is on brrier ornot will not nullify ablution becaue there is clear evidence from the prophet (sal) stating that it wouldn’t. Touching There is a difference of opinion among scholars on whether the ablution is invalid if your accidentally touch your private parts. The correct view is that touching your private parts accidentally or deliberately won’t break your wudu and the below hadith clearly proves this,
- Narrated Talq bin ‘Ali (rali):
Some try to argue that this hadith is abrogated but there is no valid proof frm the authentic hadiths which states tht the prophet (sal) abrogated it.
- Narrated Talq:
Regarding the hadiths which state that wudu is a must after touching the privates
There are scholars who state that touching the private after wudu will invalidate it. They argue using the below hadiths,
Basrah bint Safwan said: “Whoever touches his private parts, let him do wudu” (Nasai and Ibn Majah and authenticated by Sheikh Albani)
In another hadith the prophet (sal) aid,
“Whoever touches his private part, let him do wudu” (Abu-Dawud-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Abu Hurayrah (rali) said: Prophet (sal) said:
“If one of you touches his penis and there is no veil between him and it nor any cover, then wudhoo has become obligatory for him.” (al Hakim-Graded Sahih by Albani)
Ibn Qudamah said the following as his opinion,
“Wudu is not invalidated by touching anything on the entire body other than the private parts, such as the area surrounding the private part or anus, and the testicles, according to the majority of scholars, because there is no text to suggest that and they do not come under the same heading as that which is mentioned in the text, so the ruling cannot apply to them.” (Al-Mughni, 1/119)
Imam ash-Shafi said the following,
“If he touches his testicles or buttocks or knees, but he does not touch his penis, then he does not have to do wudu.”(al-Umm (1/34)
What needs to be understood is that if there are two option, taking the easier option is the bet option and this is proven from the Sunnah of the messenger of Allah (sal) in the following hadith,
- Narrated `Aisha (rali),
In Islam, both the views, not taking ablution after touching the privates and taking ablution after touching the privates are both correct because both are mentioned in the authentic hadiths and the below hadith example proves this,
- Aisha (rali) narrated a similar narration stating:
(Bukhari and Muslim)
What needs to be understood is that taking the easier option and that is to not taing blution after touching the privates is better as the hadith of Aisha (rali) says ,
“Whenever Allah's Messenger (sal) was given the choice of one of two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful to do so” (Bukhari)
Not taking ablution after touchng the privates is the best oftion for a Muslim as it is easier and more convenient. It is clear from the authentic hadiths that touching the private parts won’t break your ablution.