Question
Many females have the problem of frequent discharge. I have seen a fatwa in which three different types of fluid being discharged by females are explained. The fatwa outlines confusing technical and medical details regarding the fluids. It has really complicated the issue. I am now in a quandary regarding the purity or impurity of the fluids which are discharged. According to the fatwa one type of fluid is pure and neither breaks wudhu nor contaminates the garment. I must admit that I feel very uncomfortable and in fact dirty if I have to perform Namaaz knowing of a discharge regardless of the technical or medical classification of the fluid. Please throw more light on this issue.
Answer
Leave aside the technical and medical details and intricacies which are explained in the fatwa. Let such technicalities be relegated to the text books.. No woman will be able to practically determine what exactly the fluid discharged is. Namaaz is too important and delicate an ibaadat. One should not risk performing Namaaz in an impure state. The ruling therefore is that such discharge is najis (impure). It nullifies wudhu. When any discharge takes place, consider wudhu to be nullified. Cleanse the affected part of the garment and body, and renew wudhu for Namaaz. Caution in this regard has to be incumbently exercised. We urge Muftis to act with insight when answering questions of this nature. Always bear in mind Ihtiyaat. For the benefit of the honourable Muftiyaan-e-Kiraam we say in this regard that the determinant for practical implement is to take into consideration the makhraj of the discharge and the difficulty of discernment for the females.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 11
- PDF page
- 4
Appears under SEMINAL DISCHARGE (approximate).