FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1579 : ADAKAH BATAL WUDUK BERSENTUHAN DENGAN BUKAN MUSLIM?
Does wudu break when skin touches a non-Muslim, such as when shaking hands with a colleague?
Short answer
Skin contact between persons of the same gender, even of different religions, does not invalidate wudu.
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
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Skin contact between persons of the same gender, even of different religions, does not invalidate wudu. The established Shafii position invalidates wudu only when the bare skin of a man and a non-mahram woman touch directly without a barrier. Non-Muslims are not ruled to be physically impure, as the impurity mentioned in the verse of al-Taubah refers to their beliefs or the command to keep away from them. Islam also does not forbid kindness and justice toward non-Muslims.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami menyimpulkan bahawa persentuhan kulit melalui persalaman (berjabat tangan) atau seumpamanya, antara sesama jenis walaupun berbeza agama, tidak membatalkan wuduk.
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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 #1579 : ADAKAH BATAL WUDUK BERSENTUHAN DENGAN BUKAN MUSLIM?”, 6 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4129-al-kafi-1579-adakah-batal-wuduk-bersentuhan-dengan-bukan-muslim. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/does-wudu-break-touching-non-muslim/