Wadhi discharge and umrah

Nov 6, 2023 | Hajj and Umrah, Taharah (Purity)

Question

AssalaamuAlaikum

I have a masla concern regarding the emission of wadhi and would appreciate if you are able to advise me on the following.

I am able to keep my wudhu for the duration it takes me to read the fardh, sunnah and nafl of a salat however my wudhu does not last the duration, in commencement of one prayer time to the next (start of Zuhr time to the start of Asr prayer for example) due to wadhi emission.

I’m inshaAllah planning on travelling for Umrah in the future, in relation to this, my wadhi routine occurs quicker during physical activity. For example when I have done fresh wudhu and commence a walk, wadhi will release when I have walked around half a mile, sometimes less.

Given the requirement of having to have wudhu when doing tawaaf and for general prayers in the Haram, if I’m doing wudhu from the hotel (or even doing fresh wudhu within the Haram) my wudhu will break during walking activity within the Haram if doing regular salat or during tawaaf due to wadhi emission based upon the amount of circuits that are required to walk around the Kaaba.

What would be the guidance or ruling based upon my situations described above?

Jazakallah khayra


Answer

In your case, you will not be considered legally excused (ma’dhur), since you are able to perform ablution (wudu’) and prayer (salat) without emission of prostatic secretion (wadi) during each salat time[1]. Therefore, during the obligatory (fard) circumambulation (tawaf) of ʿumra, which must be performed in a state of ritual purity[2], you will be required to perform wudu’ every time it becomes nullified. Whenever this happens, you can leave your tawaf to make wudu’, and return to continue the tawaf circuits from the place you left off[3], ensuring to keep accurate count of your circuits and the place from which you paused the circuit for ease of continuation. Another more practical option would be to keep a small spray bottle of water and perform wudu’ with it nearby so as to minimise the travel time and movement between the tawaf and wudu’ areas. In this case, ensure that the water reaches all the required limbs when spraying and that at least a couple of drops of water fall off those limbs that are washed so as to qualify as washing the limbs and not wiping[4].

During tawaf, it is not a condition for the clothing to be pure[5], meaning the wadi secretion does not need to be washed off for the tawaf to be valid. Still, a more superior option would be to use padding or tissue to catch any secretion, and discard the padding each time you renew wudu’, since it is still disliked to have filth (najasa) on the clothing whilst inside the masjid[6].

Alternatively, the juridical texts explain the possibility of using a small piece of tissue or the like to block the orifice of the genitals, which will also catch any secretion. In such a case, the wudu’ will remain intact as long as the part of the tissue protruding out remains dry, since the impurity has not reached the genital orifice, meaning it has not yet exited the body[7]. Once the part of the tissue protruding out from the genital orifice becomes damp with secretion, the impurity will be classified as having exited the body and the wudu’ will be nullified.

In any case, since the clothes must be pure for prayer, it will be recommended to perform tawaf well before the next prayer, so that there is sufficient time to take necessary measures for fulfilling this condition of prayer and renewing wudu’.

If there is a possibility that any of the tawaf circuits were performed without wudu’, repeating those circuits will suffice to consider the tawaf valid[8].

As for optional (nafl) tawafs, they do not have to be performed walking, as that is only a condition for mandatory (fard) and obligatory (wajib) tawafs[9]. Therefore, you may choose to perform nafl tawafs in a wheelchair or the like to minimise secretion and consequently the number of times wudu’ must be renewed.

Regarding the walking (saʿy) between Safa and Marwa, that will be valid without wudu’[10].

Note that the above-mentioned rulings during obligatory tawaf would mainly apply if you know when your wudu’ becomes nullified and can therefore renew it. However, if the secretion cannot be felt, so there is risk that you will perform portions of the tawaf circuits without wudu’ unknowingly, then you may perform tawaf in a wheelchair instead of walking. Here, the scope of dispensing with the obligation of walking will be to ensure that tawaf is fulfilled in the state of purity.

[1] «التعريفات الفقهية» (ص210):

«‌‌المَعْذور: من يستوعبه العذرُ وقتاً كاملاً وليس فيه انقطاع بقدر الوضوء والصلاة ابتداءً وجوده في كل وقت ولو مرة بقاءً»

[2] «البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري» (2/ 354):

«قَالَ فِي اللُّبَابِ وَاجِبَاتُ ‌الطَّوَافِ سَبْعَةٌ الْأَوَّلُ الطَّهَارَةُ عَنْ الْحَدَثِ الْأَكْبَرِ وَالْأَصْغَرِ»

[3] «البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري» (3/ 22):

«وَإِنَّ تَوَالِيَ الْأَشْوَاطِ لَيْسَ بِشَرْطٍ لِصِحَّةِ ‌الطَّوَافِ كَمَنْ ‌خَرَجَ مِنْ ‌الطَّوَافِ لِتَجْدِيدِ وُضُوءٍ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ بَنَى»

«شرح مختصر الطحاوي للجصاص» (2/ 529):

«(وإذا أقيمت الصلاة وهو يطوف أو يسعى، صلى، وبنى).

وذلك لأن قطعه بالكلام وسائر التصرف لا يمنع البناء، كذلك بالصلاة»

[4] «حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي» (1/ 95):

«(غَسْلُ الْوَجْهِ) أَيْ إسَالَةُ الْمَاءِ مَعَ التَّقَاطُرِ وَلَوْ قَطْرَةً. وَفِي الْفَيْضِ أَقَلُّهُ قَطْرَتَانِ فِي الْأَصَحِّ

(قَوْلُهُ: أَقَلُّهُ قَطْرَتَانِ) يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهِ صِيغَةُ التَّفَاعُلِ. اهـ. ح.

ثُمَّ لَا يَخْفَى أَنَّ هَذَا بَيَانٌ لِلْفَرْضِ الَّذِي لَا يُجْزِئُ أَقَلُّ مِنْهُ؛ لِأَنَّهُ فِي صَدَدِ بَيَانِ الْغَسْلِ الْمَفْرُوضِ وَسَيَأْتِي أَنَّ التَّقْتِيرَ مَكْرُوهٌ، وَلَا يُمْكِنُ حَمْلُ التَّقْتِيرِ عَلَى مَا دُونَ الْقَطْرَتَيْنِ؛ لِأَنَّ الْوُضُوءَ حِينَئِذٍ لَا يَصِحُّ لِمَا عَلِمْت، فَتَعَيَّنَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْتَفِي التَّقْتِيرُ إلَّا بِالزِّيَادَةِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، بِأَنْ يَكُونَ التَّقَاطُرُ ظَاهِرًا لِيَكُونَ غَسْلًا بِيَقِينٍ، وَبِدُونِهَا يَقْرَبُ إلَى حَدِّ الدَّهْنِ وَرُبَّمَا لَا يُتَيَقَّنُ بِسَيَلَانِ الْمَاءِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَجْزَاءِ الْعُضْوِ فَلِذَاكِرِهِ فَافْهَمْ

[5] «شرح مختصر الطحاوي للجصاص» (2/ 530):

«قال: (ولو طاف لعمرته في ثوب نجس، فلا شيء عليه)»

[6] «حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي» (2/ 469):

«وَالطَّهَارَةُ فِيهِ) مِنْ النَّجَاسَةِ الْحُكْمِيَّةِ عَلَى الْمَذْهَبِ قِيلَ وَالْحَقِيقِيَّةِ مِنْ ثَوْبٍ وَبَدَنٍ وَمَكَانِ طَوَافٍ وَالْأَكْثَرُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ مُؤَكَّدَةٌ كَمَا فِي شَرْحِ لُبَابِ الْمَنَاسِكِ»

(قَوْلُهُ وَالْأَكْثَرُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ) أَيْ هَذَا النَّوْعُ مِنْ الطَّهَارَةِ فِي الثَّوْبِ وَالْبَدَنِ سُنَّةٌ مُؤَكَّدَةٌ…وَفِي الْبَدَائِعِ إنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ فَلَوْ طَافَ وَعَلَى ثَوْبِهِ نَجَاسَةٌ ‌أَكْثَرُ مِنْ الدِّرْهَمِ لَا يَلْزَمُهُ شَيْءٌ بَلْ يُكْرَهُ لِإِدْخَالِ النَّجَاسَةِ الْمَسْجِدَ. اهـ

[7] «بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع» (1/ 26):

«وَلَوْ حَشَا الرَّجُلُ إحْلِيلَهُ بِقُطْنَةٍ فَابْتَلَّ الْجَانِبُ ‌الدَّاخِلُ مِنْهَا لَمْ يُنْتَقَضْ وُضُوءُهُ لِعَدَمِ الْخُرُوجِ، وَإِنْ تَعَدَّتْ الْبَلَّةُ إلَى الْجَانِبِ الْخَارِجِ يُنْظَرَ إنْ كَانَتْ الْقُطْنَةُ عَالِيَةً أَوْ مُحَاذِيَةً لِرَأْسِ الْإِحْلِيلِ يُنْتَقَضُ وُضُوءُهُ لِتَحَقُّقِ الْخُرُوجِ»

«حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي» (1/ 159):

«وَفُرِضَ) الْغُسْلُ (عِنْدَ) ‌خُرُوجِ (مَنِيٍّ) مِنْ الْعُضْوِ وَإِلَّا فَلَا يُفْرَضُ اتِّفَاقًا؛ لِأَنَّهُ فِي حُكْمِ الْبَاطِنِ

(قَوْلُهُ: مِنْ الْعُضْوِ) هُوَ ذَكَرُ الرَّجُلِ وَفَرْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ ‌الدَّاخِلُ احْتِرَازًا عَنْ خُرُوجِهِ مِنْ مَقَرِّهِ وَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ الْعُضْوِ بِأَنْ بَقِيَ فِي قَصَبَةِ الذَّكَرِ أَوْ ‌الْفَرْجِ ‌الدَّاخِلِ

[8] «المبسوط للسرخسي» (4/ 36):

«وَلَوْ كَانَ طَافَ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْوَاطٍ ثُمَّ وَقَفَ بِعَرَفَاتٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَافِضًا لِلْعُمْرَةِ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ أَدَّى ‌أَكْثَرَ ‌الطَّوَافِ فَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ كَأَدَاءِ الْكُلِّ»

[9] «فتح القدير للكمال ابن الهمام وتكملته ط الحلبي» (2/ 495):

«وَمَنْ طَافَ ‌رَاكِبًا أَوْ مَحْمُولًا أَوْ سَعَى بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ كَذَلِكَ إنْ كَانَ بِعُذْرٍ جَازَ وَلَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ بِغَيْرِ عُذْرٍ فَمَا دَامَ بِمَكَّةَ يُعِيدُ، … لِأَنَّ الْمَشْيَ وَاجِبٌ عِنْدَنَا، عَلَى هَذَا نَصَّ الْمَشَايِخُ وَهُوَ كَلَامُ مُحَمَّدٍ. وَمَا فِي فَتَاوَى قَاضِي خَانْ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ ‌الطَّوَافُ مَاشِيًا أَفْضَلُ تَسَاهُلٌ أَوْ مَحْمُولٌ عَلَى النَّافِلَةِ»

«بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع» (2/ 130):

«وَمِنْ وَاجِبَاتِ ‌الطَّوَافِ أَنْ يَطُوفَ ‌مَاشِيًا لَا رَاكِبًا إلَّا مِنْ عُذْرٍ حَتَّى لَوْ طَافَ رَاكِبًا مِنْ غَيْرِ عُذْرٍ فَعَلَيْهِ الْإِعَادَةُ مَا دَامَ بِمَكَّةَ، وَإِنْ عَادَ إلَى أَهْلِهِ يَلْزَمُهُ الدَّمُ، وَهَذَا عِنْدَنَا»

«تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشلبي» (2/ 16):

«وَالْقِيَامُ وَاجِبٌ فِي الطَّوَافِ حَتَّى لَوْ طَافَ رَاكِبًا أَوْ مَحْمُولًا أَوْ فِي مَحَفَّةٍ إنْ كَانَ لِعُذْرٍ فَلَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ؛ لِأَنَّ تَرْكَ الْقِيَامِ لِعُذْرٍ يَجُوزُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَفِي الْمُشَبَّهِ بِهَا أَوْلَى»

«حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي» (2/ 468):

«(وَالْبُدَاءَةُ بِالطَّوَافِ مِنْ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ) عَلَى الْأَشْبَهِ لِمُوَاظَبَتِهِ – عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ – وَقِيلَ فَرْضٌ وَقِيلَ سُنَّةٌ (وَالتَّيَامُنُ فِيهِ) أَيْ فِي الطَّوَافِ فِي الْأَصَحِّ (وَالْمَشْيُ فِيهِ لِمَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ عُذْرٌ) يَمْنَعُهُ مِنْهُ

(قَوْلُهُ وَالْمَشْيُ فِيهِ إلَخْ) فَلَوْ تَرَكَهُ بِلَا عُذْرٍ أَعَادَهُ وَإِلَّا فَعَلَيْهِ دَمٌ لِأَنَّ الْمَشْيَ وَاجِبٌ عِنْدَنَا عَلَى هَذَا نَصَّ الْمَشَايِخُ وَهُوَ كَلَامُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمَا فِي الْخَانِيَّةِ مِنْ أَنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ تَسَاهُلٍ أَوْ مَحْمُولٌ عَلَى النَّافِلَةِ

[10] «المبسوط للسرخسي» (4/ 40):

«وَالطَّهَارَةُ فِي ‌السَّعْيِ لَيْسَتْ بِشَرْطٍ»

Answered by:
Ifta Research Fellow

Checked & Approved by:
Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera
Mufti Zubair Patel