Fatwa ID: 07805

Answered by Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar

Question

Is it permissible to make masah with new water? I have heard that making masah has to be done with new water and that the same hand used for masah cannot be used to close the tap. Is this to be done by another hand? So is my wudu valid if I have been performing Masah by wetting my hands under the tap, and then closing the tap with one of the wetted hands? I then pass both wet hands over the head. Is this method of masah correct and valid?

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

Answer:

It is correct that masah should be performed with new water. However, once you have completed the masah, you may use the same hand to close the tap, as this does not affect the validity of your wudu.

The key ruling here is that the water used for masah must not be the same water that was previously used to wash another limb, such as the arms or feet. If your hands are wet after washing your arms during wudu, you cannot use that residual water for masah. Instead, you must wet your hands with fresh water before performing masah.

Your method of wetting your hands under the tap, closing the tap with a wet hand, and then performing masah is valid, as long as the water used for masah is new and not from a previously washed limb.

حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح ١/‏٦٠

قوله:»ولا ببلل أخذ من عضو«لأنه يشترط في صحة المسح أن لا يكون البلل مستعملا ولما أخذت البلة من العضو صارت مستعملة بالإنفصال قوله:»ما أفضى إلى الشي«أي وصل إليه قوله:»من غير تأثير فيه«خرج به العلة كالعقد فإنه علة مؤثرة في سل النكاح قوله:»أي إرادة فعل ما يكون” هذا تفسير باللازم عرفا وأصل المعنى طلب إباحة.

مجمع الأنهر في شرح ملتقى الأبحر ١/‏١١

(وَلَوْ مَدَّ بِإِصْبَعٍ أَوْ إصْبَعَيْنِ) يَعْنِي لَوْ وَضَعَ إصْبَعًا أَوْ إصْبَعَيْنِ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَمَدَّهَا مِقْدَارُ رُبُعُ الرَّأْسِ (لَا يَجُوزُ) عِنْدَنَا خِلَافًا لِزُفَرَ لَهُ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ لَا يُعْطَى لَهُ حُكْمُ الِاسْتِعْمَالِ مَا دَامَ فِي مَحَلِّهِ، وَجَمِيعُ الرَّأْسِ مَحَلُّهُ فَيَجُوزُ وَلَنَا أَنَّ الْمَسْحَ حَصَلَ بِوَضْعِ الْإِصْبَعِ وَبِمَدِّهَا انْفَصَلَتْ الْبَلَّةُ عَنْ الْمَحَلِّ الْمَمْسُوحِ حُكْمًا فَصَارَ مُسْتَعْمَلًا فَالْمَسْحُ بَعْدَهُ يَكُونُ بِمَاءٍ غَيْرِ طَاهِرٍ كَذَا فِي ابْنِ مَلَكٍ.

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham