Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is masah for wudhu valid if a person uses gel on his hair.

· 6 Jumada I 1428 AH1 min readFatwa 15257English

Question

Is masah for wudhu valid if a person uses gel on his hair.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

1)- Masah for wudhu will be valid if a person uses gel on his hair, as long as the effect of the gel is similar to that of oil upon the head .

2)- However , if the effect of the gel on the head is more thicker , similar to grease or lard [cooking fat] , then in this case the masah will not be valid .

Radul Muhtaar Pg 154 Vol 1 [H M Saeed]

Nihaayatul-Muraad Pg 81 [Maktaba Rasheediyyah]

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Abdul Hameed,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قوله " و كذا دهن" اى كزيت و شيرج بخلاف نحو شحم و سمن جامد "قوله و دسومة" هى اثر الدهن قال فى الشرنبلالية قال المقدسى : و فى الفتاوى دهن رجليه ثم توضأ و امرّ على رجليه و لم يقبل الماء للدسومة جاز لوجود غسل الرجلين.

قال والدى رحمه الله تعالى اذا دهن رجليه , و امرّ الماء , و لم يصل لمكان الدسومات , جاز الوضوء كما فى " خزانة الفتاوى " و فى " مجموع النوازل " : الغسل يقتضى جواز اسالة الماء على الاعضاء دون الازاق , فلو دهن اعضاء الوضوء , ثم سال عليها الملء , و لم يلتزق عليها جاز .

Answered by
Ml. Abdul Hameed
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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