Touching
a woman:
'Aishah related that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be
peace, kissed her while he was fasting and said, "Kissing
does not nullify the ablution, nor does it break the fast."
(Related by Ishaq ibn Rahawaih and al-Bazzar with a good
chain.)
Evaluating
its authenticity, 'Abdul-Haqq says, "I do not know of any
defect in the hadith that could cause its rejection."
'Aishah
also said, "One night, I missed the Messenger of Allah in
my bed, and so went to look for him. I put my hand on the
bottom of his feet while he was praying and saying, 'O Allah,
I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger, in Your
forgiveness from Your punishment, in You from You. I cannot
praise you as You have praised Yourself" (related by Muslim
and at-Tirmidhi, who classified it as sahih.), and she also
reported, 'The Prophet kissed some of his wives and went
to prayer, without performing ablution." (Related by Ahmad
and "the four,'' and its narrators are trustworthy.) She
also said, "I would sleep in front of the Prophet, upon
whom be peace, with my feet in the direction of the qiblah
(to him). When he made prostrations, he would touch me,
and I would move my feet." In another narration it says,
"When he wanted to prostrate, he would touch my legs."
Bleeding
from an unusual place:
This involves bleeding due to a wound, cupping or a nosebleed,
and regardless of whether the amount of blood is small or
large.
Said
al-Hassan, "The Muslims still prayed even while wounded."
(Related by al-Bukhari.) He also reported, "Ibn 'Umar squeezed
a pimple until it bled, but he did not renew his ablution.
Ibn Abi 'Uqiyy spat blood and continued his prayer. 'Umar
ibn al-Khattab prayed while blood was flowing from him.
'Ibbad ibn Bishr was hit with an arrow while praying, but
continued his prayers." (Related by Abu Dawud, Ibn Khuzaimah,
and al-Bukhari in mu 'allaq form.)
Vomit:
Regardless of whether the amount of vomit was great or small,
there is no sound hadith that it nullifies ablution.
Eating
camel meat:
That this does not nullify the ablution was the opinion
of the four rightly guided caliphs, the companions and the
following generation, although there is an authentic hadith
that states one should make ablution after it.
Said
Jabir ibn Sumrah, "A man asked the Prophet, 'Should we make
ablution after eating mutton?' He said, 'If you wish, make
ablution. If you do not, do not make ablution.' The man
asked 'Should we make ablution after eating camel meat?'
He said, 'Yes."' Al-Barra' ibn 'Aazib related that someone
asked the Prophet about praying in the dens of camels, and
he said, "Do not pray therein, for they are of the devils."
He asked about the dens of sheep, and he said, "Pray therein,
for they are blessings. (Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and
Ibn Hibban. ) Ibn Khuzaimah said, "I know of no dispute
over the authenticity of this report." In summation, an-Nawawi
can be quoted as saying, "This opinion has the strongest
proof, although the majority of the scholars differ from
it."
Of
doubts whether or not one has released gas:
This is the case where the person cannot quite recall if
he is in a state of purity or not. Such a state of mind
does not nullify ablution, regardless of whether the person
is in prayer or not, until he is certain that he has nullified
his ablution. 'Abbad ibn Tameem related that his uncle queried
the Prophet about a person who feels something in his abdomen
while praying. Said the Prophet, "He should not leave (the
prayer) until he hears it or smells it." (Related by Muslim,
Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi). It does not mean that its sound
or bad smell nullifies ablution, but that the person must
be certain about the fact that he has nullified his ablution.
Says Ibn al-Mubarak, "If one is uncertain about his condition
of purity, he does not need to perform a new ablution."
If one is certain that he has nullified his ablution and
doubts whether he has purified himself or not, he must perform
a new ablution.
Laughing
during prayer:
This does not nullify ablution, for there are no confirmed
reports that state such a thing.
Washing
a dead person:
This also does not require a new ablution, for the reports
that say it nullifies ablution are weak.
