FatwaJohorPurification (Taharah)
ISU-ISU BERKAITAN MANDI WAJIB KERANA WILADAH DAN NIFAS
Must a woman who has given birth perform the obligatory bath for both wiladah and nifas, and what if she never performed the wiladah bath?
Short answer
A woman who gives birth with bleeding 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 bleeding must bathe for both nifas and wiladah, and a single bath suffices once the nifas blood has stopped. If the birth is dry, with no blood, the Shafi'i school requires the wiladah bath before performing prayer or other acts of worship. Those who only bathed for nifas because they did not know about the wiladah obligation are considered sufficient with their intention for nifas, and their major ritual impurity is lifted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka 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. “ISU-ISU BERKAITAN MANDI WAJIB KERANA WILADAH DAN NIFAS”, 26 April 2011. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=332. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/obligatory-bath-wiladah-nifas-childbirth/