FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1312: ADAKAH MENYENTUH KEMALUAN ANAK KECIL MEMBATALKAN WUDHU'?
Does touching a small child's private part while dressing the child invalidate wudhu'?
Short answer
Touching the private part with the palm of the hand without a barrier is among the things that invalidate wudhu', based on the hadith of Busrah bint Sofwan.
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
Touching the private part with the palm of the hand without a barrier is among the things that invalidate wudhu', based on the hadith of Busrah bint Sofwan. Scholars differ on a small child's private part: one view treats it like an adult's, so it invalidates wudhu', while another view holds that it does not. Those who hold it does not invalidate combine the hadith of Busrah with that of Talq bin Ali, so wudhu' must be renewed only if the touch arouses desire, which is absent when cleaning a small child.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Antara perkara yang membatalkan wudhu' adalah menyentuh kemaluan dengan telapak tangan.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1312: ADAKAH MENYENTUH KEMALUAN ANAK KECIL MEMBATALKAN WUDHU'?”, 28 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3532-al-kafi-1312-adakah-menyentuh-kemaluan-anak-kecil-membatalkan-wudhu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/touching-child-private-part-invalidate-wudhu/