What Type of Fart Breaks Wudu? The Explanation You're Looking For

Type of Fart Breaks Wudu

In Islam, there is much discussion about farting and wudu. One of them is the types of farts that break wudu. This is one of the important discussions in Islam because if a Muslim's wudu has been broken, they cannot do some things that require them to be in a holy condition or have wudu, such as praying, holding the Quran, and Tawaf.

Whatever your reason for opening this article, I'm pretty sure you're looking for an explanation about the types of farts that break wudu. That is the main topic that will be discussed in this article. So, keep reading!

The Meaning of Wudu You Must Understand

First of all, I will explain the meaning of wudu to you. I want you to understand that because if you don't understand it, you won't have a good understanding of the main topic in this discussion. In addition, there are some Muslims who do not understand the meaning of wudu properly.

Before I explain the meaning of wudu specifically, I want you to understand the definition of wudu below:

التَعَبُّدُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِغَسْلِ أَعْضَاءٍ مَخْصُوْصَةٍ ، عَلَى صِفَةٍ مَخْصُوْصَةٍ

Worship Allah 'Azza wa Jalla by washing certain parts of the body with certain characteristics.

Hi, are you still with me? If we understand the definition of wudu above, we can conclude that wudu is worship to Allah which is done by washing and wiping several parts of the body with special intentions. That's the wudu that you have to understand.

Maybe now you are wondering: what are the parts of the body that must be washed and wiped in wudu?

If you want to know the answer, you must understand some of the hadiths below:

Hadith About Body Parts that Must be Washed and Wiped in Wudu

عَنْ حَمْرَانَ : أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ دَعَا بِوُضُوْءٍ فَغَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ تَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى إِلَى الْمِرْفَقِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ الْيُسْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ الْيُسْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ نَحْوَ وُضُوْئِيْ هَذَا . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ

From Hamran, Uthman did wudu. He washed his palms three times. Then he rinsed, put a little water into his nose and removed the water from his nose. Then he washed his face three times. Then he washed his right hand to the elbow three times. Then his left hand is like that (like his right hand). Then he rubbed his head. Then he washed his right foot until his ankles three times. Then his left leg was like that. then he said, "I have seen the Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alaihi wa sallam do wudu like this wudu."" The hadith is narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Hi! If you understand the hadith above, you can conclude that the parts of the body that must be washed in wudu are the face, two hands and two feet. While the parts of the body that must be rubbed in wudu are the head and two ears.

Hadith About Body Parts that Must be Wiped in Wudu

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرُو رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا فِيْ صِفَةِ الْوُضُوْءِ قَالَ : ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَأَدْخَلَ إِصْبِعَيْهِ السَّبَاحَتَيْنِ فِيْ أُذُنَيْهِ ، وَمَسَحَ بِأَبْهَامِهِ ظَاهِرَ أُذُنَيْهِ .  أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُوْ دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ 

From Abdullah bin Amru radliyallahu ahuma about the nature of wudu. He said, "Then he (the Prophet Muhammad) rubbed his head and put two index fingers into two ears and he rubbed the outside of his ears with two thumbs up." The hadith is narrated by Abu Daud and an-Nasa'i.

Hi! If you understand the hadith above, you can conclude that the parts of the body that must be wiped in wudu are part of the head and two ears.

عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فِيْ صِفَةِ وُضُوْءِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَاحِدَةً . أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُوْ دَاوُدَ 

From Ali radliyallahu anhu about the nature of wudu of the Prophet (Muhammad) sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. He said, "He (Prophet Muhammad) wiped his head once." The hadith was narrated by Abu Daud.

Hi! If you understand the hadith above, you can conclude that the part of the body that must be rubbed in wudu is the head.

Are you confused because there are many hadiths that explain the parts of the body that must be washed and rubbed in wudu? Do not be confused! The three hadiths above complement one another. The three hadiths complement each other's arguments about the parts of the body that must be washed and rubbed in wudu.

Specifically, I would like to conclude that the parts of the body that must be washed and rubbed in wudu are as follows:

1. Face (washed in wudu).
2. Two hands (washed in wudu).
3. Two feet (washed in wudu).
4. Head (wiped in wudu).
5. Two ears (wiped in wudu).

Is It True That Farting Breaks Wudu?

Now I'm going to invite you to answer a basic question about farting and wudu: is it true that farting breaks wudu? You must understand the answer to the question and the argument so that you don't have doubts in your heart anymore—I also really hope that you can answer the question very well if one day someone asks you about it.

Before I explain the answer to the question, I will explain one thing (only one thing) on which the answer will be based. In Islam, a Muslim's wudu will be broken if he has hadas (الحَدَثُ), either small hadas (small hadas: الحَدَثُ الأَصْغَرُ) or big hadas (big hadas: الحَدَثُ الأَكْبَرُ). A Muslim will have big hadas if he secretes sperm, the private parts of the man touch the private parts of the woman (either in front or behind, menstruation (after menstruation), childbirth (after childbirth), childbirth, death. Meanwhile, something that causes a Muslim to have small hadas is something that comes out of the front hole and the back hole—farting is one of the things that comes out of the back hole.

Hi! Now, you have understood that farting is one of the things that causes Muslims to have small hadas. If they have small hadas, their wudu is broken. So, the conclusion is that farting breaks wudu.

The hadith below specifically explains that small hadas can break one's prayer because if he has small hadas, then his wudu has been broken.

عَنْ أَبِيْ هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : لَا يَقْبَلُ اللهُ صَلَاةَ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا أَحْدَثَ حَتَّى يَتَوَضَّأَ . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ

From Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu, that the Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "Allah does not accept someone's prayer from you if he has hadas (small hadas: الحَدَثُ الأَصْغَرُ) until he performs wudu." This hadith was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Now, if you are still wondering, “is it true that farting breaks wudu?”, in short, let me say that farting breaks wudu.

What Types of Farts That Break Your Wudu?

Now I will explain the main topic in this discussion: what types of farts that break your wudu? You have to understand it because there are so many Muslims who still ask questions about it. In other words, there are still many Muslims who do not understand the main topic in this discussion.

Flatulence is the release of gas through the anus or rectum due to accumulation of gas in the stomach (especially from the large intestine or colon). So, actually, a fart is a fart. The problem is if a Muslim doubts whether he has farted or not. That is the main reason for the emergence of a question which is the main topic of this discussion: what are the types of farts that break your wudu? As it were, there are many types of farts.

In Islam, if a Muslim doubts whether he has farted or not, he can answer his doubts by observing whether he has heard the sound of farting or not, and whether he has smelled farts or not. If he hears the sound of farting or smells it, then his wudu has been broken. But if he does not hear the sound of farting or hear the sound of it, then his wudu is not broken. You can find this explanation in the hadith below:

عَنْ أَبِيْ هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قاَلَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِيْ بَطْنِهِ شَيْئًا فَأَشْكَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَخَرَجَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ أَمْ لَا ؟ فَلَا يَخْرُجَنَّ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيْحًا . أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ

From Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, "If one of you finds something in his stomach, then he doubts whether something has come out of him or not? So, he is not allowed to leave the mosque until he hears a sound or smells an aroma." This hadith was narrated by Muslim.

Now you don't have to wonder about farts that can break your wudu. Like I said before, farts are farts. Fart breaks wudu. There is no fart that does not break wudu.

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