FatwaSarawakPurification (Taharah)
HUKUM DAN KAEDAH MELAKSANAKAN IBADAH BAGI PESAKIT YANG MENGGUNAKAN BEG KOLOSTOMI
What is the ruling and method for patients using a colostomy bag to perform acts of worship such as ablution and prayer?
Short answer
The Sarawak State Fatwa Board classifies colostomy bag patients as being in a state of necessity and not as carrying impurity, so they need not empty or clean the bag each time they perform ablution or pray.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Info Fatwa
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Sarawak State Fatwa Board classifies colostomy bag patients as being in a state of necessity and not as carrying impurity, so they need not empty or clean the bag each time they perform ablution or pray. An ablution may be used for all acts of worship, including obligatory prayers, until it is invalidated. For prayer, the patient must make ablution with the intention of permitting prayer, after the prayer time has begun, pray promptly afterwards, and renew ablution for each obligatory prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pesakit yang menggunakan beg kolostomi dikategorikan yang mengalami masalah darurat dan tidak dianggap sebagai menanggung najis.
Read the full fatwa on the Sarawak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “HUKUM DAN KAEDAH MELAKSANAKAN IBADAH BAGI PESAKIT YANG MENGGUNAKAN BEG KOLOSTOMI”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#hukum-dan-kaedah-melaksanakan-ibadah-bagi-pesakit-yang-menggunakan-beg-kolostomi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/worship-ruling-colostomy-bag-patients/