Hadith on Wudu: Ablution invalidated by loss of consciousness

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, fainted and then regained consciousness, so he performed a ritual bath for prayer. Then, the Prophet fainted again and regained consciousness, so he performed a ritual bath for prayer.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 418

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Al-Nawawi said, “The Muslim nation has come to a consensus that ablution is invalidated by insanity and fainting… Our companions agreed that whoever loses consciousness from insanity, fainting, illness, intoxication by wine, juice, or anything else, or from drinking a necessary medicine or anything else by which consciousness is lost, then ablution is invalidated.”

Source: al-Majmū’ Sharḥ al-Muhadhdhab 2/25

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَاغْتَسَلَ لِيُصَلِّيَ ثُمَّ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَاغْتَسَلَ

418 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصلاة باب استخلاف الإمام إذا عرض له عذر من مرض وسفر وغيرهما من يصلي بالناس

قال النووي أَجْمَعَتْ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى انْتِقَاضِ الْوُضُوءِ بِالْجُنُونِ وَبِالْإِغْمَاءِ … وَاتَّفَقَ أَصْحَابُنَا عَلَى أَنَّ مَنْ زَالَ عَقْلُهُ بِجُنُونٍ أَوْ إغْمَاءٍ أَوْ مَرَضٍ أَوْ سُكْرٍ بِخَمْرٍ أَوْ نَبِيذٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِمَا ، أَوْ شُرْبِ دَوَاءٍ لِلْحَاجَةِ أَوْ غَيْرِهَا فَزَالَ عَقْلُهُ انْتَقَضَ وُضُوءُهُ

2/25 المجموع شرح المهذب

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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