FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #523 : HUKUM TENTANG MANDI WILADAH
What does wiladah mean, and must a woman who gives birth perform the obligatory bath?
Short answer
Wiladah means childbirth. A woman who gives birth must perform the obligatory bath even if no postnatal blood appears, and the same applies to a miscarriage of an alaqah or mudghah and to a Cesarean delivery.
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
Wiladah means childbirth. A woman who gives birth must perform the obligatory bath even if no postnatal blood appears, and the same applies to a miscarriage of an alaqah or mudghah and to a Cesarean delivery. If childbirth is followed by postnatal bleeding, a single bath suffices for both. The bath is performed once the bleeding has stopped in a state of naqa', meaning cotton inserted into the vagina comes out with no trace of blood, cloudiness or yellowish discharge.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika wanita itu bersalin tanpa darah apa pun, pandangan dalam mazhab Syafie, wanita itu tetap dikira berhadas besar dan wajib mandi.
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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 #523 : HUKUM TENTANG MANDI WILADAH”, 8 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4581-al-kafi-523-hukum-tentang-mandi-wiladah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-wiladah-obligatory-bath-childbirth/