FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 383 : HUKUM HAKAM BERKAITAN HUJAN
What are the rulings related to rain, such as purification, supplication and cursing the rain?
Short answer
Rainwater is absolute water that is pure and purifying, so it is permissible to use it for ablution, obligatory and recommended baths, and removing impurities.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Rainwater is absolute water that is pure and purifying, so it is permissible to use it for ablution, obligatory and recommended baths, and removing impurities. It is recommended to make supplication when rain falls, as this is a time when supplications are hoped to be answered, and to recite the prescribed words after the rain stops. If heavy rain continues and causes harm, it is permissible to pray for it to be diverted to other areas, based on the hadith of Anas bin Malik. Cursing the rain is in essence cursing time, and it is forbidden (haram) because of the prohibition in the hadith on reviling time.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, berdasarkan kedua nas di atas dapat kita fahami bahawa harus hukumnya buat seseorang itu untuk menggunakan air hujan dalam berwuduk, mandi wajib, mandi-mandi sunat, serta membersihkan najis menggunakan air hujan.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE- 383 : HUKUM HAKAM BERKAITAN HUJAN”, 29 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4075-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-383-hukum-hakam-berkaitan-hujan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/rulings-related-to-rain/