FatwaFederal TerritoriesHajj & Umrah
AL-KAFI #421 : BERSENTUHAN ANTARA LELAKI DAN WANITA KETIKA TAWAF, ADAKAH MEMBATALKAN WUDHU’?
Does physical contact between a man and a woman during tawaf invalidate wudhu’, and is the tawaf still valid?
Short answer
The established view in the Shafi’i school is that skin contact between a man and a woman without a barrier invalidates wudhu’, though scholars differ on this.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Hajj & Umrah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The established view in the Shafi’i school is that skin contact between a man and a woman without a barrier invalidates wudhu’, though scholars differ on this. This answer follows the 21st Hajj Muzakarah (1426 H), which allows adopting the weaker Shafi’i opinion that wudhu’ is not invalidated by contact without desire when there is hardship, such as crowding in the tawaf area. This matches the Hanbali and Maliki positions, so the wudhu’ remains intact and the tawaf is valid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muktamad di dalam mazhab al-Syafi'e bahawa bersentuhan lelaki dan perempuan tanpa lapik akan membatalkan wudhu' sama ada sentuhan itu disertai syahwat ataupun tidak.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #421 : BERSENTUHAN ANTARA LELAKI DAN WANITA KETIKA TAWAF, ADAKAH MEMBATALKAN WUDHU’?”, 2 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1331-al-kafi-421-bersentuhan-antara-lelaki-dan-wanita-ketika-tawaf-adakah-membatalkan-wudhu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/contact-man-woman-tawaf-invalidate-wudhu/