FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-330 : HUKUM WANITA HAID MENGAMBIL WUDUK SEBELUM TIDUR
Can a menstruating woman perform ablution (wuduk) before going to sleep?
Short answer
Performing ablution before sleep is sunnah, and it is specifically encouraged for a person in a state of janabah, but not for women in menstruation or postnatal bleeding, since their state of impurity continues and cannot be lifted until the period ends.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Performing ablution before sleep is sunnah, and it is specifically encouraged for a person in a state of janabah, but not for women in menstruation or postnatal bleeding, since their state of impurity continues and cannot be lifted until the period ends. Being free from menstruation and postnatal bleeding is a condition for valid ablution, so a menstruating woman's ablution is invalid. According to the interpretation al-Nawawi deemed correct, she is sinful if she performs it as an act of worship while knowing it is invalid. The fatwa then distinguishes the case where ablution is done without the intention of lifting the state of impurity.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, seseorang wanita yang dalam keadaan haid dan nifas tidak sah jika dia mengambil wuduk, kerana tidak cukup syarat wuduk tersebut.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-330 : HUKUM WANITA HAID MENGAMBIL WUDUK SEBELUM TIDUR”, 12 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3782-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-330-hukum-wanita-haid-mengambil-wuduk-sebelum-tidur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/menstruating-woman-ablution-before-sleep/