Friday, August 23, 2013

Fathwa, - Fresh Wudu for Vaginal Discharge?

Question:
I was told this by the alima in my town. She told me that only when a
woman's vaginal discharge comes out onto the undergarments does
itinvalidate wudu. So she told me I could insert a piece of cottonor
something of the like inside to prevent the discharge from coming out
so that I could hold my wudu for longer. I wanted to confirm that this
is thecase because I have a problem with almost constant vaginal
discharge and it is sometimes hard to renew wudu for every prayer. I
was also wondering if this applies to bleeding as well if a women is
having abnormal bleeding (istahaza) then I know we have to make a
fresh wudu for every prayer. If I insert a piece of cottonup there to
keep the blood from coming outthen do I still have to make a fresh
wudu or does this suffice so that I can keep my wudu for two prayers
at least.
Answer:
Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu,
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate
From a previous questionanswered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani:
The discharge that does not nullify ritual ablutions (wudu) and is
considered ritually clean (tahir) is the �chronic vaginal discharge�
(rutubat al-farj) that comes out normally and regularly, and is clear
and not discolored. Somescholars explain it to be akin to the
�sweating of the vaginal walls.� When reasonably possible, one should
renew one�s ritual ablutions in such cases. However, when it is
difficult to do so, such as at work or school, there is nothing wrong
with following this ruling. It is what is indicated by the words of
Ibn Abidin, as confirmed by the fuqaha.
It should be noted, again, though that all other discharge, even if
slightly discolored, nullifies ritual ablutions and is ritually
impure.

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