29th January 2024
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
Question: If a person constantly faints during the day (at least twice a day) and one day ends up fainting whilst performing Salāh, then must the Salāh only be repeated or the wudhu as well?
الجواب حامداً و مصلياً
In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer
In reference to your query in question yes wudu will also need repeating like Salāh as fainting is one of the factors that invalidates the wudhu, even if it is for a short moment. If one faints and loses consciousness even for a moment then the wudhu also breaks. This is because a person will be unaware if anything comes out of him, it is likened to a person in deep sleep who does not know what state he is in.[1]
Allāh Knows Best
Written by: Apa Sumayya Qazi Reviewed by: Mufti Abdul Waheed
Attested by: Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam
JKN Fatawa Department
[1] Durrul Mukhtār wa hashiyah Ibn Ābideen Shāmi, Kitāb Tahārah, vol 1, p. 357
مَطْلَبٌ نَوَاقِضُ الْوُضُوءِ
(وَ) يَنْقُضُهُ (إغْمَاءٌ) وَمِنْهُ الْغُشْيُ (وَجُنُونٌ وَسُكْرٌ)
(قَوْلُهُ: وَيَنْقُضُهُ إغْمَاءٌ) هُوَ كَمَا فِي التَّحْرِيرِ: آفَةٌ فِي الْقَلْبِ أَوْ الدِّمَاغِ تُعَطِّلُ الْقُوَى الْمُدْرِكَةَ وَالْمُحَرِّكَةَ عَنْ أَفْعَالِهَا مَعَ بَقَاءِ الْعَقْلِ مَغْلُوبًا (قَوْلُهُ: وَمِنْهُ الْغُشْيُ) بِالضَّمِّ وَالسُّكُونِ: تَعَطُّلُ الْقُوَى الْمُحَرِّكَةِ وَالْحَسَّاسَةِ لِضَعْفِ الْقَلْبِ مِنْ الْجُوعِ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ قُهُسْتَانِيٌّ
Fatawa Hindiyyah, Kitāb Tahārah, vol 1, p. 15
الْفَصْلُ الْخَامِسِ فِي نَوَاقِضِ الْوُضُوءِ
(وَمِنْهَا الْإِغْمَاءُ وَالْجُنُونُ وَالْغَشْيُ وَالسُّكْرُ) الْإِغْمَاءُ يَنْقُضُ الْوُضُوءَ قَلِيلُهُ وَكَثِيرُهُ وَكَذَا الْجُنُونُ وَالْغَشْيُ وَالسُّكْرُ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ أَنْ لَا يَعْرِفَ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ الْمَرْأَةِ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ الْمَشَايِخِ وَهُوَ اخْتِيَارُ الصَّدْرِ الشَّهِيدِ وَالصَّحِيحُ مَا نُقِلَ عَنْ شَمْسِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْحَلْوَانِيِّ أَنَّهُ إذَا دَخَلَ فِي بَعْضِ مِشْيَتِهِ تَحَرُّكٌ كَذَا فِي الذَّخِيرَةِ.