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#32 Taudih al-Hukmi : Mandi Wajib Bagi Pengguna Continuous Glucose Meter (CGM) yang Menghidap Diabetes
How should a diabetic patient who uses a Continuous Glucose Meter (CGM) perform the obligatory ritual bath?
Short answer
The article divides patients into two levels. Patients with ordinary-level diabetes must remove the CGM for the obligatory bath because they do not face much hardship.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Selangor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Taudhih Al-Hukmi (artikel penjelasan, bukan pendirian rasmi Mufti Selangor)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The article divides patients into two levels. Patients with ordinary-level diabetes must remove the CGM for the obligatory bath because they do not face much hardship. Patients at the critical level who depend on the CGM may let water flow over the whole body as usual, including the CGM area, since the device is treated like a bandage (jabirah). The article favours the Maliki and Hanafi view that the CGM need not be fitted in a state of purity because of necessity, so obligatory prayers do not need to be made up.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pesakit diabetes tahap kritikal yang perlu bergantung kepada alat CGM boleh melakukan mandi wajib dengan mengalirkan air seperti biasa keseluruh bahagian tubuh badannya termasuk pada bahagian CGM.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Selangor State Mufti Department. “#32 Taudih al-Hukmi : Mandi Wajib Bagi Pengguna Continuous Glucose Meter (CGM) yang Menghidap Diabetes”, 26 October 2023. https://www.muftiselangor.gov.my/2023/10/26/32-taudih-al-hukmi-mandi-wajib-bagi-pengguna-continuous-glucose-meter-cgm-yang-menghidap-diabetes/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/obligatory-bath-for-cgm-users-with-diabetes/