Can I Omit Nasal Rinsing During Ghusl for Health Reasons?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
As a Hanafi, can I omit nasal rinsing during ghusl due to fear of disease, or follow the Shafi‘i opinion for ghusl while remaining Hanafi in other matters?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
Yes, you can omit nasal rinsing during ritual bath (ghusl) due to fear of disease, or follow the Shafi‘i opinion for ghusl while remaining Hanafi in other matters.
Separate Schools, Separate Issues
As for following one school of thought in one religious issue (mas’ala) and another in another issue, the scholars have allowed this (especially when there is a legitimate need), despite it not being ideal, with the following two conditions:
- It should not be done repeatedly merely following one’s whims or desires (tatabbu‘ al-rukhas);
- It must not be done in a manner that leads to the contradictory combining of rulings (talfiq). [Ibn ‘Abidin, Rad al-Muhtar]
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Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received a traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
