Does a nosebleed invalidate wudu?

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T128 · Ibn Taymiyyah

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah

شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية

Original Q&A · Full displayed answer

The answer distinguishes what is preferable from what is obligatory and states the more apparent of two scholarly views.

النص العربي

السؤال الأصلي

وسئل عن الرعاف: هل ينقض الوضوء أم لا؟

الجواب

إذا توضأ منه فهو أفضل، ولا يجب عليه في أظهر قولي العلماء.

English translation

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Original question

He was asked about a nosebleed: does it invalidate wudu or not?

Answer

If he performs wudu because of it, that is preferable; according to the more apparent of the two scholarly views, it is not obligatory for him.

Source and editorial notes

Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 21/228; King Fahd Complex, Madinah, 1425 AH / 2004

مجموع الفتاوى

Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā

Arabic transcribed and compared against the cited scan and adjacent context.

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