FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #1281: ADAKAH BATAL WUDUK APABILA BERSENTUHAN KULIT DENGAN KANAK-KANAK BERLAINAN JANTINA
Is wudu invalidated when an adult touches the skin of a child of the opposite sex?
Short answer
Skin contact between an adult and a child does not invalidate wudu as long as it does not arouse desire.
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
Skin contact between an adult and a child does not invalidate wudu as long as it does not arouse desire. A child here means someone who has not yet reached the age of puberty. The fatwa follows the Shafi'i school, in which one condition for contact to break wudu is that it occurs between an adult man and an adult woman.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai penutup, kami menyatakan bahawa persentuhan orang dewasa dengan kanak-kanak tidaklah membatalkan wuduk sekiranya tidak mendatangkan syahwat.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1281: ADAKAH BATAL WUDUK APABILA BERSENTUHAN KULIT DENGAN KANAK-KANAK BERLAINAN JANTINA”, 7 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3468-al-kafi-1281-adakah-batal-wuduk-apabila-bersentuhan-kulit-dengan-kanak-kanak-berlainan-jantina. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wudu-touching-child-opposite-sex/