FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1364: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN WIPE BABY KETIKA MEMBERSIHKAN NAJIS BAYI
Is a baby's impurity considered cleansed if it is only wiped with baby wipes?
Short answer
Baby wipes only remove the dirt of the impurity but do not purify the affected area.
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
Baby wipes only remove the dirt of the impurity but do not purify the affected area. Purifying medium impurity (mutawassithoh) requires absolute water (air mutlak) flowed over it until its smell, taste and colour are gone. Baby wipes may be used to remove the dirt, after which the area must be washed again with absolute water. The fatwa gives the example that tawaf while carrying a baby cleaned only with wipes is invalid, as the baby is still regarded as carrying impurity.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Wipe baby merupakan tisu basah mengandungi air sabun atau pewangi yang bertujuan untuk menghilangkan kekotoran.
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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 #1364: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN WIPE BABY KETIKA MEMBERSIHKAN NAJIS BAYI”, 6 September 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3677-al-kafi-1364-hukum-menggunakan-wipe-baby-ketika-membersihkan-najis-bayi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-baby-wipes-cleaning-baby-impurity/