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As Salaam
dear brother i was going some of ur mail regarding ghusl.wadhu. i want to clarify one doubt that after taking a bath if i wipe my body including my private parts with a towel without touching them with my hands directly than what will be the result i mean shall i have to perform ghusl/wadhu again
please advice
zajak allah khair

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Answer:

Touch private parts genitals

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Marwan ibn al-Hakam said that Busra bint Safwan had told him that she heard the Messenger of Allah (saws) say, 'If any of you touches his genitals, he should do wudu.' "

Al-Muwatta Hadith 2.62

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "If you touch your genitals, you have to do wudu."

If one physically touches one’s genitals, one would not be required to repeat the ‘ghusl’ or full bath of purification but a ‘wudu’ or ablution would suffice. Alternatively, if one has taken a bath or shower, it is only natural that one will wipe oneself dry with a towel or sheet. If during the wiping process, one does not physically touch one’s genitals with one’s hands, the ‘wudu’ or ablution of the person will remain valid and one need not perform the wudu again.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan