Nullifying Ablution by Looking at a Naked Person

[Shehzad Sattar]

Question: Does ablution [1] become invalid by merely looking at women or men who are naked [2] ; also does it become void if a person looks at his own private parts [3] ?

Response: All praise is due to Allaah alone, and may the peace and blessings be with His Messenger, his family, and his companions.

To proceed: The ablution of a person does not become invalid by merely looking at women and men who are in a state of nudity, or by simply seeing one’s private parts, as there is no evidence or proof with regards to this.

Allaah is the possessor of all prosperity & success, and may the peace and blessings of Allaah be with our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.

Reference: Fataawaa Al Lajnah Ad Daaimah, Volume 5: Fatwaa no: 6541

Footnotes

[1] Refer to Surah: 5 [Alma’idah] Ayah no: 6 in the Qur’aan for a description regarding the ablution Islamically known as (الوضوء). [TN]

[2] Also can be translated as ‘no clothes on’. Imam Bihaaud-Deen Almaqdasi [555-624 AH] says: A person dressed [with clothes] that does not cover his private parts, is known as being nude and not dressed. Refer to ‘Aluddah’ explanation of ‘Alumdah’ Chapter of the Expiation of Oaths. [TN]

[3] The Messenger of Allaah, peace & blessings be with him described the private part of a Muslim man as being [at the end of a lengthy Hadeeth]: ‘That which is in between his navel and knees [regarded as being] his private part. Reported by Imam Darul-Qutnee in his Sunan, Hadeeth no: 876 which is graded as being Hasan [sound]. [TN]