FatwaNationalPurification (Taharah)
Hukum Pelaksanaan Ibadah Bagi Pesakit Yang Menggunakan Beg Kolostomi
How should a patient who uses a colostomy bag perform acts of worship such as ablution and prayer?
Short answer
A patient using a colostomy bag is classed as being in a state of necessity and is not considered to be carrying impurity.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A patient using a colostomy bag is classed as being in a state of necessity and is not considered to be carrying impurity. The patient does not need to empty or clean the bag each time before ablution or prayer. One ablution may be used for all acts of worship, including obligatory prayers, until it is nullified.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pesakit yang menggunakan beg kolostomi dikategorikan sebagai mereka yang mengalami masalah dharurat dan tidak dianggap sebagai menanggung najis.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Pelaksanaan Ibadah Bagi Pesakit Yang Menggunakan Beg Kolostomi”, 8 September 2007. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-pelaksanaan-ibadah-bagi-pesakit-yang-menggunakan-beg-kolostomi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/worship-rules-for-colostomy-bag-patients/