Last night i went to the cinema and i had an urge to go to toilet. i could not hold myself in and i had to go. when i went to use the toilet i did my duties but then relaized that there is no washing facility. would my wudu be broken if i wiped?

· 27 Rabiʻ II 1430 AH1 min readFatwa 17865English

Question

Last night i went to the cinema and i had an urge to go to toilet. i could not hold myself in and i had to go. when i went to use the toilet i did my duties but then relaized that there is no washing facility. would my wudu be broken if i wiped?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

At the outset, we would like to inform you that it was not permissible for you to go to the cinema as those are places that attract the wrath of Allah for many reasons. Some of which are the obscene scenes which play on its screens, the intermingling of men and women who are not Mahram to each other etc. In essence it is a place which contains no blessings and a place which in no way attracts the mercy of Allah. Man is prone to committing sin. However, Allah Almighty is all-forgiving and Eveready to forgive our sins. You should make sincere Taubah for going to the Cinema and make a firm intention never to go t the cinema again.

In regards to your question, the passing of urine or stool will break the Wudu, irrespective of whether a person wipes or washes after urinating or passing stool.

And Allah knows best

Wassalamu Alaikum

Ml. Mohammed Moola,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قَالَ العلماءُ : التَّوْبَةُ وَاجبَةٌ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْب ، فإنْ كَانتِ المَعْصِيَةُ بَيْنَ العَبْدِ وبَيْنَ اللهِ تَعَالَى لاَ تَتَعلَّقُ بحقّ آدَمِيٍّ فَلَهَا ثَلاثَةُ شُرُوط :

أحَدُها : أنْ يُقلِعَ عَنِ المَعصِيَةِ .

والثَّانِي : أَنْ يَنْدَمَ عَلَى فِعْلِهَا .

والثَّالثُ : أنْ يَعْزِمَ أَنْ لا يعُودَ إِلَيْهَا أَبَداً . فَإِنْ فُقِدَ أَحَدُ الثَّلاثَةِ لَمْ تَصِحَّ تَوبَتُهُ.

وإنْ كَانَتِ المَعْصِيةُ تَتَعَلقُ بآدَمِيٍّ فَشُرُوطُهَا أرْبَعَةٌ : هذِهِ الثَّلاثَةُ ، وأنْ يَبْرَأ مِنْ حَقّ صَاحِبِها ، فَإِنْ كَانَتْ مالاً أَوْ نَحْوَهُ رَدَّهُ إِلَيْه ، وإنْ كَانَت حَدَّ قَذْفٍ ونَحْوَهُ مَكَّنَهُ مِنْهُ أَوْ طَلَبَ عَفْوَهُ ، وإنْ كَانْت غِيبَةً استَحَلَّهُ مِنْهَا . ويجِبُ أنْ يَتُوبَ مِنْ جميعِ الذُّنُوبِ ، فَإِنْ تَابَ مِنْ بَعْضِها صَحَّتْ تَوْبَتُهُ عِنْدَ أهْلِ الحَقِّ مِنْ ذلِكَ الذَّنْبِ وبَقِيَ عَلَيهِ البَاقي . وَقَدْ تَظَاهَرَتْ دَلائِلُ الكتَابِ والسُّنَّةِ ، وإجْمَاعِ الأُمَّةِ عَلَى وُجوبِ التَّوبةِ . رياض الصالحين (تحقيق الدكتور الفحل) - (ص 11)

عن أبي عبد الرحمان عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنهما ، عن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم -، قال : (( إن الله - عز وجل - يقبل توبة العبد ما لم يغرغر)) {رياض الصالحين ص12 }

( فصل في نواقض الوضوء ) المعاني الناقضة للوضوء كل ما يخرج من السبيلين ) لقوله تعالى { أو جاء أحد منكم من الغائط } { فتح القدير،ص32،ج1{

Answered by
Ml. Mohammed Moola
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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