Fatwa ID: 08985
Answered by Maulana Abdurrahman Persaud
Question:
I understand that piercings for men are haram, and I ask Allah for forgiveness for getting them. I follow the Hanafi madhhab. When I do ghusl, I’m uncertain if it’s valid because the holes are very tight and water doesn’t flow through them unless I stretch them manually. I’m worried my ghusl isn’t valid because the water may not reach inside the holes. What is the correct way to do ghusl in this situation? JazakAllahu khayran.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
We ask Allah ﷻ to continuously guide us and keep us on the straight path.
In regards to the question Imam Ibn Nujaym (Allah have mercy on him) states in his Al-Bahr al-Ra’iq:
‘It is necessary to move [during Ghusl] an earring and finger ring that is tight. If one is not wearing the earring, and hence, water is able to reach the piercing by merely allowing to flow over it, then this is sufficient, otherwise it is necessary to make water enter the piercing. However, there is no need to inconvenience one’s self by pushing something besides water into the piercing, such as a needle and the like.’ (Al-Bahr al-Ra’iq, 1/47).
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Maulana Abdurrahman Persaud
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
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ص49 – البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري – وَيَجِبُ تَحْرِيكُ الْقُرْطِ وَالْخَاتَمِ الضَّيِّقَيْنِ، وَلَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قُرْطٌ فَدَخَلَ الْمَاءُ الثُّقْبَ عِنْدَ مُرُورِهِ أَجْزَأَهُ كَالسُّرَّةِ، وَإِلَّا أَدْخَلَهُ كَذَا فِي فَتْحِ الْقَدِيرِ وَلَا يَتَكَلَّفُ فِي إدْخَالِ شَيْءٍ سِوَى الْمَاءِ مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَنَحْوِهِ كَذَا فِي شَرْحِ الْوِقَايَةِ و – المكتبة الشاملة
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ص48 – البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري – وَهُوَ تَطْهِيرُ جَمِيعِ الْبَدَنِ وَاسْمُ الْبَدَنِ يَقَعُ عَلَى الظَّاهِرِ وَالْبَاطِنِ إلَّا أَنَّ مَا يَتَعَذَّرُ إيصَالُ الْمَاءِ إلَيْهِ خَارِجٌ عَنْ قَضِيَّةِ النَّصِّ، وَكَذَا مَا يَتَعَسَّرُ؛ لِأَنَّ الْمُتَعَسِّرَ مَنْفِيٌّ كَالْمُتَعَذِّرِ كَدَاخِلِ الْعَيْنَيْنِ – المكتبة الشاملة