FatwaJohorPurification (Taharah)
MANDI WAJIB KERANA WILADAH DAN NIFAS
Is a woman who gives birth required to perform the obligatory bath for both wiladah and nifas, and what if the birth is without blood?
Short answer
A woman who gives birth with accompanying blood must bathe for both nifas and wiladah, and a single bath suffices once the nifas blood has stopped.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A woman who gives birth with accompanying blood must bathe for both nifas and wiladah, and a single bath suffices once the nifas blood has stopped. If the birth is dry, without blood, the Shafi'i school requires her to perform the wiladah bath in order to pray or perform other acts of worship. A woman who only bathed for nifas because she did not know about the wiladah bath has a valid intention, and her major ritual impurity is lifted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bagi keadaan pertama ini wajib mandi kerana nifas dan wiladah dan memadai dengan sekali mandi sahaja apabila darah nifas telah kering.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “MANDI WAJIB KERANA WILADAH DAN NIFAS”, 26 April 2011. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=689. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/obligatory-bath-childbirth-and-postnatal-bleeding/