I want to ask about something. I know that secretions from the vagina invalidate wudoo’, but I have been affected by waswaas (whispers from the Shaytaan) and have started to do wudoo’ for every prayer. Does a small amount of secretions invalidate wudoo’? How can I differentiate between that and sweat? This matter is causing hardship for me.
Praise be to Allah.
What is meant by
secretions from the vagina is secretions that come from the uterus. These
secretions are colourless and a woman may not be aware of them coming out.
They vary and may be lighter for one woman and heavier for another.
In al-Mawsoo‘ah
al-Fiqhiyyah (32/85) it says: Secretions from the vagina are a
colourless liquid that may be madhiy or sweat. End quote.
Ibn Hazm (may
Allah be pleased with him) was of the view that these secretions do not
invalidate wudoo’.
However the
majority are of the view that they do invalidate wudoo’, unless they are
continuous, in which case she should do wudoo’ for every prayer after the
time for it begins, after which it will not matter if any secretion comes
out.
See the answer to
question no. 44980
According to the
opinion that it invalidates wudoo’, it is not obligatory to do wudoo’ for
that unless one is certain that it has come out. If there is any doubt as to
whether what has come out is secretions or sweat, it is not obligatory to do
wudoo’, because the basic principle is that one remains in a state of purity
unless one is certain that what invalidates it has occurred.
And Allah knows
best.
