Fatwa ID: 06567

 

Answered by: Maulana Nazrul Islam

 

Question:

 

 

A few questions regarding fardh ghusl whilst fasting:

 

1 – Washing the nose and mouth. I know you can’t take water to the back of the throat and the top of the nose. However, at Iftar time will this need to be repeated or would it be sufficient as to what was done in the initial ghusl?

 

2 – In ghusl, I normally wash the inside of the ears. If I do this whilst fasting is this okay, or will my fast break? I do the inside of the ears to ensure the body is wet

 

General questions with regards to ghusl:

 

1 – I understand that you only pour water 3 times over the head, right shoulder and left shoulder and rub the whole body. I am unable to do this and ensure the entire body eg legs, back of legs thighs, armpits, behind anus etc get wet. I end up pouring water over these limbs in addition is this okay to ensure the whole body is wet and not a single hair is left dry?

 

2 – How long should a ghusl take (as it takes me far too long) Jazak Allah Khair

 

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

The gargling and rinsing of the nose do not need to be repeated after Iftar. Just rinsing the mouth and the nose without exaggeration will suffice during the fast. (1)

 

Rinsing the ears will not invalidate the fast either. (2)

 

It is best that we use enough water in moderation to ensure that the entire body is wet and shouldn’t be extravagant and wasteful. (3)

 

The perfect time (duration) would differ from person to person.

 

 

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Nazrul Islam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

 

 

 

(1)غسل الفم والأنف” أي بدون مبالغة فيهما فإنها سنة فيه على المعتمد
حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح،ص١٠٢، دار الكتب العلمية

 

 

 

(2)وَلَوْ أَقْطَرَ فِي أُذُنِهِ الْمَاءَ لَا يُفْسِدُ صَوْمَهُ كَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ. وَهُوَ الصَّحِيحُ هَكَذَا فِي مُحِيطِ السَّرَخْسِيِّ.

الفتاوى الهندية ،ج١، ص٢٠٤، دار الفكر

(قَوْلُهُ: وَإِنْ كَانَ بِفِعْلِهِ) اخْتَارَهُ فِي الْهِدَايَةِ وَالتَّبْيِينِ وَصَحَّحَهُ فِي الْمُحِيطِ، وَفِي الْوَلْوَالِجيَّةِ أَنَّهُ الْمُخْتَارُ

رد المحتار، ج٢، ص٣٩٦، دار الفكر

 

 

 

(3)وَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبَى حَقَّهُ وَالْمِسْكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا

(Bani Israel : 26)

إِنَّ الْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوا إِخْوَانَ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَكَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِرَبِّهِ كَفُورًا

(Bani Israel : 27)