{"_id":"668da0080b76658b4c232c40","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does touching a person of the opposite sex break my wudu?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I heard that the Shafi opinion states that touching any woman, even if you're their mahram, breaks a man's wudu (and vice versa). Is that true? Can you provide further details?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The ruling you're asking about states that skin contact between a man and a woman \"},{\"attributes\":{\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"who are not mahram\"},{\"insert\":\" invalidates wudu. The mahram category includes all of one's relatives that one cannot marry. It's important to note that the husband/wife is not included in that category; therefore, skin contact between spouses invalidates wudu.\\n\\nThis view didn't originate with Imam Shafi; instead, it was held by some of the Sahabah (companions of the Prophet) and subsequent generations. Here's a list of notable scholars who upheld this opinion before Imam Shafi: Umar ibn al-Khattab, Abdullah ibn Masud, Abdullah ibn Umar, Zayd bin Aslam, Makhul, al-Sha`bi, al-Nakhai, Ata` ibn al-Sa`ib, and al-Zuhri.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe40b76658b4c232837","tag":"Tahara: Wudu","count":117},{"_id":"668d9ff10b76658b4c2329d2","tag":"Relationships: Opposite Gender","count":80},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327bd","tag":"Tahara: Impurities and Invalidators","count":52}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:39:36.119Z"}