Does Drinking Milk Break Wudu? Key Insights and Hadith Explained

Hi again! Milk is an important source of nutrition, especially for children. A glass of milk contains a variety of nutrients that are beneficial for supporting the growth and development of children, such as protein, vitamins, and minerals. In the Islamic context, particularly in discussions about wudu, there is one important question you must understand: does drinking milk break wudu?

Regardless of your reason for opening this article, I am sure you are looking for an explanation about the effect of drinking milk on wudu: does drinking milk break wudu or not? Don't worry! I won’t disappoint you today. That's what I'm going to explain now. You need to read this article to the end!

Is Drinking Milk Recommended in Islam?

First of all, let me address a common question about drinking milk: is it recommended in Islam? Some Muslims may not fully understand this, and I’m sure you don’t want to be one of them, right? So, please read the explanation below carefully.

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Before I answer that question, I want to remind you of the many advantages of drinking milk. Some benefits include boosting immunity, strengthening bones, maintaining heart health, supporting ideal body weight, ensuring healthy teeth, enhancing brain function, and improving sleep quality, among others.

Now, is drinking milk recommended in Islam?

To be honest, when we read various Islamic literature, we find no explicit recommendation to drink milk. While there is a hadith indicating that the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) drank milk, we cannot use this as a standard to claim that drinking milk is recommended in Islam. I will explain some hadiths related to this in the following paragraphs.

However, one thing is certain: maintaining health is highly encouraged in Islam. You can find explanations for this in the two hadiths below:

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ : اِغْتَنِمْ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ خَمْسٍ : شَبَابَكَ قَبْلَ هَرَمِكَ ، وَصِحَّتَكَ قَبْلَ سَقَمِكَ ، وَغِنَاكَ قَبْلَ فَقْرِكَ ، وَفَرَاغَكَ قَبْل شُغْلِكَ ، وَحَيُاتَكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ

From Ibn Abbas radliyallahu anhu, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) advised a man, 'Take advantage of five things before five others: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before you become busy, and your life before your death.'"

عَنْ أبي هُريرةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : المُؤْمِنُ القَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيْفِ وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

From Abu Hurairah radliyallahu anhu, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, 'A strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than a weak believer, and in everything, there is goodness.' This hadith is narrated by Muslim.

In conclusion, if maintaining health is highly recommended in Islam, then drinking milk is certainly good (though not explicitly recommended) in Islam, as it provides numerous health benefits.

Dua After Drinking Milk

Hi, are you still with me? Now, I will explain the dua after drinking milk. It's important to understand this because it is a crucial aspect of the discussion about drinking milk in Islam that many Muslims may not fully grasp.

In short, if you want to know the dua after drinking milk, pay attention to the hadith below!

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :‏ مَنْ أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ طَعَامًا فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَارْزُقْنَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ ‏.‏ وَمَنْ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ لَبَنًا فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَعْلَمُ مَا يُجْزِئُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ إِلاَّ اللَّبَنُ

From Ibn Abbas radliyallahu anhu, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, "Whoever is given food by Allah, let him say: O Allah, bless it for us and provide us with something better than it. And whoever is given milk to drink by Allah, let him say: O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it. For I do not know of any food or drink that suffices apart from milk."

If you understand the hadith above, you can identify two important duas:

• One: Dua After Eating.

The dua after eating, as explained in the hadith above, is as follows:

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَارْزُقْنَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ

O Allah, bless it for us and provide us with something better than it.

• Two: Dua After Drinking Milk.

The dua after drinking milk (you can also say this dua after consuming anything that is halal), as explained in the hadith above, is as follows:

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ

O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it.

Does Drinking Milk Break Wudu?

Now, I will explain the answer to the main question in this discussion: Does drinking milk break wudu? Please read the explanation below carefully so that there are no lingering questions in your mind. If you have any other questions, feel free to write them in the comments; I would love to engage in a dialogue with you.

Before I explain the answer to this question, it's important to understand the factors that break wudu. This understanding will help you grasp the answer more precisely.

Things That Break Wudu

In general, there are two categories that break wudu: major hadas (الحَدَثُ الْأَكْبَرُ) and minor hadas (الحَدَثُ الأَصْغَرُ). Each of these categories has specific explanations that you need to understand well.

Major Hadas (الحَدَثُ الْأَكْبَرُ)

Major hadas refers to an impure condition in your body caused by one of six things, as follows:

• Death (for both men and women).
• The cessation of menstrual blood (only for women).
• The cessation of postpartum blood (only for women).
• After giving birth (only for women).
• A personal relationship between husband and wife (for both men and women).
• The expulsion of sperm (for both men and women).

In Islam, major hadas (one of the factors that break wudu) can be removed by performing ghusl Janabah (غُسْلُ الْجَنَابَةِ). Ghusl Janabah involves bathing by wetting all parts of the body with the proper intention (Niyyah). To clarify, it means wetting all skin on the body.

The Niyyah for ghusl Janabah is as follows:

نَوَيْتُ الْغُسْلَ لِرَفْعِ الْحَدَثِ الْأَكْبَرِ فَرْضاً لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى

I intend to perform ghusl to eliminate major hadas, as an obligation, for the sake of Allah Taala.

One important thing to note is that if you cannot perform ghusl Janabah due to a valid reason in Islam—such as a lack of water, extremely cold weather, or an illness that prevents exposure to water—you can perform tayammum as an alternative.

Tayammum involves using clean dust to wipe your face and hands, with the following Niyyah:

نَوَيْتُ التَّيَمُّمَ لِإِسْتِبَاحَةِ الصَّلَاةِ فَرْضًا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى

I intend to perform tayammum to be permitted to pray, as an obligation, for the sake of Allah Taala.

Minor Hadas (الحَدَثُ الأَصْغَرُ)

Minor hadas refers to an impure condition in your body caused by one of five things, as follows:

1. Vomiting and nosebleeds.
2. Loss of consciousness due to sleep, madness, etc.
3. Something that comes out of the two private openings: the front and back.
4. Touching someone else's private parts (front or back) with the palm of your hand or the inside of your fingers.
5. Skin-to-skin contact between a man and a woman who are not mahram.

Now, do you see that drinking milk is one of the things that leads Muslims to experience major or minor hadas? No, right? Therefore, drinking milk does not break wudu.

The hadith below explains that the Prophet Muhammad once drank milk and then performed prayer without rinsing his mouth or performing wudu:

عَنْ أَنَسٍ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَقُوْلُ : أَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَرِبَ لَبَنًا فَلَمْ يُمَضْمِضْ وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ وَصَلَّى

From Anas bin Malik radliyallahu anhu, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad) sallallahu alayhi wa sallam drank milk, then he did not rinse his mouth nor did he perform wudu, and then he prayed."

Do you have any questions? Please write them in the comments!