FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1523 : ADAKAH ORANG YANG BERJUNUB PERLU BERWUDUK TERLEBIH DAHULU SEBELUM MAKAN?
Must a person in a state of janabah perform ablution before eating?
Short answer
For a person in a state of janabah, performing ablution or washing the hands before eating and drinking is recommended (sunnah) in the Shafi'i school, and it is also the view of the Hanafi and Hanbali schools.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
For a person in a state of janabah, performing ablution or washing the hands before eating and drinking is recommended (sunnah) in the Shafi'i school, and it is also the view of the Hanafi and Hanbali schools. Scholars differ on the meaning of ablution in the hadith of Aisha: some take it as the ablution performed for prayer, others as washing both hands only. According to Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Rajihi, washing the hands is permissible, performing full ablution is better, and omitting ablution is not a problem, unlike sleeping, which calls for ablution.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu kita ketahui bahawa di sisi mazhab Syafi'iyyah, membasuh tangan sebelum makan bagi orang yang berjunub hukumnya adalah sunat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1523 : ADAKAH ORANG YANG BERJUNUB PERLU BERWUDUK TERLEBIH DAHULU SEBELUM MAKAN?”, 14 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3978-al-kafi-1523-adakah-orang-yang-berjunub-perlu-berwuduk-terlebih-dahulu-sebelum-makan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ablution-for-junub-before-eating/