Is it wajib to put water inside the earring holes while taking a fard ghusl?
Question
Is it wajib to put water inside the earring holes while taking a fard ghusl?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is not wajib (necessary) to make the water reach into the holes of the ear piercings even if one is taking fard ghusal. [1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Ismail Dawoodjee
Student Darul Iftaa
Zambia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1](المضمضة؛ والاستنشاق، وغسل سائر البدن) أي: باقية، مما يمكن غسله من غير حرج كأذن وسرة وشارب وحاجب وداخل لحية وشعر رأس وخارج فرج، لا ما فيه حرج كداخل عين وثقب انضم وكذا داخل قلفة، بل يندب على الأصح، قاله الكمال.(اللباب فى شرح الكتاب ج2 ص26 دار السراج)
(فيجب تطهير ما يمكن تطهيره منه بلاحرج ولهذا وجبت المضمضة و الاستنشاق فى الغسل) و يجب ايصال الماء الى داخل السرة وثقب القرط لعدم الحرج ... و قال بعضهم لا يجب و ليس بصحيح اذ لا حرج فيه صرح بهذا كله في البدائع (الايضاح شرح الاصلاح ج1 ص30 العلمية)
بدائع ج1 ص143 دار احياء التراث
- Answered by
- Ismail Dawoodjee
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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