No washing is required in this case

17-9-2003 | IslamWeb

Question:

If a man passes wind then he goes to wash up (Wudu) for praying with out washing ones anus is that okay or not?

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. An-Nawawi , may Allah be pleased with him, in his book entitled 'Al-Majmou', proclaimed that it is not an obligation that one makes Istinjaa' (cleaning his/her private parts) upon passing wind. He said: Jurists unanimously held the opinion that it is not incumbent upon the person to makes Istinjaa' because of passing wind, sleeping, touching women, or touching one's sexual organ . And not only that; rather they (jurists) said that making Istinjaa' upon passing wind is hateful. Hereby, it has become clear that making Istinjaa' upon passing wind is not a matter of obligation for it (wind broken) is not impure. Jurists often, upon speaking about this ruling (the non-obligation of making Istinjaa' upon breaking wind) cite the following Hadith (Prophet's saying): He who makes Istinjaa' after passing wind is not among (belonging to) us (Muslims) . But this Hadith is weak. Allah knows best.