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AL-KAFI #308 : HUKUM MANDI KETIKA BERPUASA
Is it disliked to bathe after Asr while fasting in Ramadan?
Short answer
Bathing to cool the body while fasting is permissible. The ruling rests on a hadith that the Prophet SAW poured water over his head because of heat and thirst while fasting, and another that he woke up in a state of janabah while fasting and then bathed.
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
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Bathing to cool the body while fasting is permissible. The ruling rests on a hadith that the Prophet SAW poured water over his head because of heat and thirst while fasting, and another that he woke up in a state of janabah while fasting and then bathed. The fatwa also notes the view of Sheikh Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari in Sabil al-Muhtadin that bathing is not disliked for a fasting person, though avoiding it is more fitting (khilaf aula), out of regard for the Maliki position on applying kohl.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Diharuskan mandi untuk menyejukkan badan semasa berpuasa berdasarkan sebuah hadith daripada Abu Bakar bin Abdurrahman RA:
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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 #308 : HUKUM MANDI KETIKA BERPUASA”, 29 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1187-al-kafi-308-hukum-mandi-ketika-berpuasa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-bathing-while-fasting/