What is Forbidden after Hadath, Janaba, Hayd
Rulings for the minor impurity, the junub, and the menstruating or post-natal woman
Core Principle
One whose wudu is broken, or who is in janaba, or who is menstruating or in post-natal bleeding is forbidden specific matters until the impurity is lifted, and nothing of it is permitted except what the Lawgiver has excepted
Why It Matters
Knowing what is forbidden to the one with broken wudu, the junub, and the menstruating woman is essential, because praying without wudu deliberately is one of the major sins, and because entering the mosque, touching the mushaf and reciting the Quran differ in ruling between these states
Lesson
First: What is forbidden to the one whose wudu is broken (the muḥdith with minor ḥadath)
Until he performs wudu, the following are forbidden to him:
1. Prayer — obligatory or supererogatory. And praying without wudu deliberately is one of the major sins. 2. **Touching the *muṣḥaf* — he may not touch it with his hand, nor with a stick, nor the like. 3. Carrying the *muṣḥaf* — he may not carry it, and the teacher and the learner are excepted from this (in teaching and learning). 4. The obligatory *ṭawāf* around the Kaaba** — in the rites of Hajj or the rites of Umra. As for *ṭawāf* al-ziyāra, we have excluded it here, so it is permitted without wudu.
Second: What is forbidden to the junub
Six matters are forbidden to the junub:
- Four of them are with wudu — the four already mentioned for the muḥdith — and we remove along with them the exception of the teacher and the learner; the junub is not excepted, because he is able to bathe. - 5. Entering the mosque — even if only passing through it, except for some exceptions: if he is besieged by highway robbers or dogs and finds no place to take refuge. And according to the Malikis, it is not permitted for the menstruating woman to enter the mosque. - 6. Reciting the Quran with the tongue and the voice — Imam Malik excepted the short, easy verses for the purpose of *taḥṣīn* (protection), or citing a verse to clarify a legal matter.
Third: What is forbidden to the menstruating and post-natal woman
Six matters are forbidden to the menstruating woman (*ḥāʾiḍ*) and the post-natal woman (*nufasāʾ*):
1. Prayer — including the prostration of recitation. 2. *Ṭawāf*. 3. **Touching the *muṣḥaf* and carrying it — unless they are a teacher or a learner. And there is a difference between them and the junub, because the junub is able to bathe. 4. Entering the mosque. 5. Fasting. 6. Sexual intercourse**.
Key Points
- 1
The one with broken wudu may not, until he performs wudu: pray, touch the mushaf, carry the mushaf, or perform the obligatory tawaf around the Kaaba
- 2
Praying without wudu deliberately is one of the major sins
- 3
The teacher and the learner are excepted from carrying and touching the mushaf
- 4
Tawaf al-ziyara is permitted without wudu, unlike the obligatory tawaf
- 5
Six matters are forbidden to the junub: the four already mentioned (without the teacher/learner exception), entering the mosque, and reciting the Quran with tongue and voice
- 6
For the junub, entering the mosque is excepted in case of being besieged, and in recitation the short easy verses are excepted for taḥṣīn or for citing a verse on a legal matter
- 7
Six matters are forbidden to the menstruating and post-natal woman: prayer including the prostration of recitation, tawaf, touching and carrying the mushaf, entering the mosque, fasting, and sexual intercourse
- 8
According to the Malikis the menstruating woman may not enter the mosque, and she differs from the junub regarding touching the mushaf because the junub is able to bathe
Glossary
المحدِث
al-muḥdith
the one whose minor ablution is broken
الجنابة
al-janāba
the major impurity that requires ghusl
الحائض
al-ḥāʾiḍ
the menstruating woman
النفساء
an-nufasāʾ
the post-natal woman
الطواف الواجب
al-ṭawāf al-wājib
the tawaf of the Hajj or Umra rites, as opposed to tawaf al-ziyara
التحصين
at-taḥṣīn
the intention of seeking protection when reciting a short verse
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