Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Does physical contact with both mahram and nonmehram relatives break a person's wudu, or is it only broken by contact with non mehram relatives?

· 17 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1203English

Question

pKindly please relate and ayat or hadith as proof for the answer.

Answer

According to the Hanafi Madhab, the Wudhu of non-Mahram males and females does not break by touching one another.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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