Fiqh-us Sunnah

Section : An excretion of the penis, vagina or anus. This would include urine, feces (Allah says, “…or one of you comes from relieving himself,” thus proving that such an act obligates a new purification), and releasing gas from the…

Section : Deep sleep that makes a person completely unaware of his surroundings. If the person did not keep his buttocks firmly seated on the floor while sleeping, he must make a new ablution. Safwan ibn ‘Asal said, “The Prophet,…

Section : Loss of consciousness. This nullifies the ablution regardless of whether it was owing to insanity, fainting, drunkenness, or some medicine. It also does not matter if one was unconscious for a short or long period of time, or…

Section : Touching the sexual organ without any “barrier” between the hand and the organ. Busrah bint Safwan narrated that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, “Whoever touches his sexual organ cannot pray until he performs ablution.” This hadith…

Section : Touching a woman. ‘Aishah related that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, kissed her while he was fasting and said, “Kissing does not nullify the ablution, nor does it break the fast.” (Related by Ishaq ibn…

Section : Bleeding from an unusual place. This involves bleeding due to a wound, cupping or a nosebleed, and regardless of whether the amount of blood is small or large. Said al-Hassan, “The Muslims still prayed even while wounded.” (Related…

Section : Vomit. Regardless of whether the amount of vomit was great or small, there is no sound hadith that it nullifies ablution.

Section : Eating camel meat. That this does not nullify the ablution was the opinion of the four rightly guided caliphs, the companions and the following generation, although there is an authentic hadith that states one should make ablution after…

Section : Of doubts whether or not one has released gas. This is the case where the person cannot quite recall if he is in a state of purity or not. Such a state of mind does not nullify ablution,…

Section : Laughing during prayer. This does not nullify ablution, for there are no confirmed reports that state such a thing.

Section : Washing a dead person. This also does not require a new ablution, for the reports that say it nullifies ablution are weak.

Section : Any type of ritual prayer. This involves only obligatory, voluntary, or funeral prayers, not the supplications (du’a). This is based on Allah’s statement, “O you who believe. When you get up to perform a prayer (salah) wash your…

Section : Circumambulating the Ka’bah. Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah said, “Circumambulation is a type of prayer, but Allah has permitted speaking during it. Whoever speaks during it should only speak good.” This hadith is related by…

Section : Touching a copy of the Qur’an. Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad related from his father on the authority of his grandfather that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, sent a letter to the people of Yemen which stated, “No…

Section : While mentioning the name of Allah. Al-Muhajir ibn Qunfuzh related that he greeted the Prophet, upon whom be peace, but that the latter did not return his salutation until he had made ablution: “There is nothing that prevented…