Fatwa: # 22911
Category: Prayer
Country: South Africa
Date: 23rd October 2012

Title

Salah without ghusl after masturbating

Question

Concerning Fatwah #22910 , if a person masturbates and doesnt perform ghusl, what about his Salaah after a couple of days ? Will they be accepted ? Thanks and jazakallah

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

 As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

 

If a person masturbates, his Salah will not be accepted until he performs Ghusl.

 

The difference between Fasts and Salah from this aspect is that one of the pre-requisites of Salah is tahaarah(bodily purity). This is not a pre-requisite of fasting.[1]

 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

 

Checked and Concurred by,
Abdul Azīm bin AbdurRahman,

Ismail Desai.

 


[1]لابد لصحة الصلاة من سبعة وعشرين شيئا: الطهارة من الحدث

(نورالايضاح، ص50، المكتبةالعصرية)

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