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Dear Brother Burhan, Asslam Ali Kum

While reading one of the query posted in Q & A (Question number: 5712), the following;

Question: my wife when she wants to release her tension of sex she comes on with her clothes on ands rubs her vagina on my side while i am lying down on one side, she gets discharge in this position and nothings comes out from her and she asks me whether gusal is farz for her now as she did not take off here clothes and neither did i go inside and nothing came out from her. pls inform.

Sahih Muslim Hadith 684 Narrated byAbu Musa

There cropped up a difference of opinion between a group of Muhajirs (Emigrants) and a group of Ansar (Helpers) (and the point of dispute was) that the Ansar said: 'The 'ghusl' (full bath) becomes obligatory only when the semen spurts out or ejaculates.' But the Muhajirs said: 'When a man has sexual intercourse (with the woman), a 'ghusl' (full bath) becomes obligatory (no matter whether or not there is seminal emission or ejaculation).' AbuMusa said: Well, I shall satisfy you on this (issue). He (AbuMusa, the narrator) said: 'I stood up, (went) to Aisha and sought her permission which was granted. I said to her: :O Mother of the Faithful, I want to ask you about a matter about which I feel shy." She said: "Don`t feel shy of asking me about a thing which you can ask your mother who gave birth to you, for I too am your mother." Upon this I said: "What makes a 'ghusl' obligatory for a person?" She replied: "You have come across one who is well informed! The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "When the private parts (of the man and the woman) touch each other. a 'ghusl' becomes obligatory."'

Two acts during the process of sexual intercourse makes 'ghuls' obligatory:

The release of 'semen' or full sexual discharge of the man or the woman. Regardless of whether one enters the other or not, regardless of whether one has a full sexual discharge or not, if the private organ of the man has merely even touched the private organ of the woman….a 'ghusl' or full bath of purification would be obligatory upon both the man and the woman before they make themselves available for prayer.

If the private organs of the man and the woman have neither touched nor entered into each other, nor was there a full sexual discharge by either the man or the woman, then a 'ghusl' or full bath would not become obligatory before they make themselves available for prayer.

I have a confusion on the above which I want to clarify.

If husband private organ touches or rubs his wife buttocks while sitting, standing and hugging her from back & if the wife sits on his husband lap touching her buttocks to husband private organ - then is it necassry to take ghusl or full bath to purify??

Appreciate if you answer on the above.

Jazak-Allah-Khair 

 

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Answer:

 

Touch buttocks ghusl

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Your Question: ….I have a confusion on the above which I want to clarify. If husband private organ touches or rubs his wife buttocks while sitting, standing and hugging her from back & if the wife sits on his husband lap touching her buttocks to husband private organ - then is it necassry to take ghusl or full bath to purify??

 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chatper 5 Surah Maidah verse 6 (part):

…..If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity bathe your whole body.

 

If the male private organ has not actually and physically touched the ‘entrance’ of the female private organs, and neither the husband nor the wife have experienced or reached sexual climax/orgasm, then the absolute majority of the scholars and jurists in Islam are of the opinion that the mere touching of the flesh of the wife’s buttocks, or the mere sitting of the wife on her husband’s lap, would not enroll them to be in a state of ‘ceremonial or major impurity’. Thus it would not be obligatory upon them to perform the ‘ghusl’ or full bath of purification before they make themselves available for prayer.  If they perform the ‘wudu’ it would suffice for them to perform their prayers.  And Allah Alone Knows Best.

 

But if perchance the male private organ of the husband happens to physically so much so as ‘touch’ the ‘entrance’ of the female private organ, or they reach the state of sexual climax/orgasm….then indeed they would be in a state of ‘major or ceremonial’ impurity and a ‘ghusl’ would become obligatory upon them.

 

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Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

 

 

Burhan