Fatwa ID: 08545

 

 

Answered by Alimah Maryam Badshah

 

Question:

 

So i did my wudhu for salah and this has happened before where i’ve found like the tiniest spot of red/yellow on my tissue. Its such a small amount like less than 5cm on my tissue. However i washed myself properly and whenever i need the number 2 in the toilet, i always go into the bathtub and use the shower head to clean myself so i don’t know where this could’ve come from. Does this invalidate my wudhu?

 

I didn’t redo my wudhu and salah as i knew it wasn’t period blood or anything like that but its happened before and i just ignored it.

 

 

 

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

 

Answer:

 

A tiny spot of red or yellow fluid could either be from a spot or pimple on one’s skin, or from inside the private part. If it was from a pimple on the skin, since it was a tiny amount it would likely not be considered as ‘flowing’ and therefore it would not break wudhu. Only blood and pus which flows from a pimple would break wudhu.

 

As for if this red or yellow fluid came from inside the private part, then in that case then it would likely be considered discharge and would break wudhu. However, if it were of a similar colour to one’s sweat, then it would merely be considered sweat (rutbat al-farj) and would not break wudhu.

 

 

 

 

References:

 

وَإِنْ قُشِرَتْ نُقْطَةٌ وَسَالَ مِنْهَا مَاءٌ أَوْ صَدِيدٌ أَوْ غَيْرُهُ إنْ سَالَ عَنْ رَأْسِ الْجُرْحِ نَقَضَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسِلْ لَا يَنْقُضُ هَذَا إذَا قَشَرَهَا فَخَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ أَمَّا إذَا عَصَرَهَا فَخَرَجَ بِعَصْرِهِ لَا يَنْقُضُ؛ لِأَنَّهُ مُخْرَجٌ وَلَيْسَ بِخَارِجٍ. كَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ

Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah (Daar Al-Fikr, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.11

 

…الْمَذْيُ يَنْقُضُ الْوُضُوءَ وَكَذَا الْوَدْيُ وَالْمَنِيُّ

وَالْمَذْيُ رَقِيقٌ يَضْرِبُ إلَى الْبَيَاضِ

Al-Fataawa Al-Hindiyyah (Daar Al-Fitr, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.10

 

…وَالْمَذْيُ رَقِيقٌ يَضْرِبُ إلَى الْبَيَاضِ يَخْرُجُ عِنْدَ مُلَاعَبَةِ الرَّجُلِ أَهْلَهُ، وَالْوَدْيُ رَقِيقٌ يَخْرُجُ بَعْدَ الْبَوْلِ

أَمَّا الْوَدْيُ فَلِأَنَّهُ بَقِيَّةُ الْبَوْلِ

Badaai’ Al-Sanaai’ (Daar Al-Kutub Al-‘Ilmiyyah, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.37

 

…أَمَّا رُطُوبَةُ الْفَرْجِ الْخَارِجِ فَطَاهِرَةٌ اتِّفَاقًا

وَهِيَ مَاءٌ أَبْيَضُ مُتَرَدِّدٌ بَيْنَ الْمَذْيِ وَالْعَرَقِ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَاطِنِ الْفَرْجِ الَّذِي لَا يَجِبُ غَسْلُهُ

Radd Al-Muhtaar (Halabi ed., Daar Al-Fitr, https://shamela.ws) v.1 p.313

 

 

 

 

 

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Alimah Humairah Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham