Questions about the wudu being invalid during Eid salah, Tawaf and while making sa'ee

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

1. If a person realizes during Eid salah that he does not have wudhu then he should immediately go and make tayammum so as to catch the Eid salah if he fears that making wudhu will cause him to miss the Eid salah. It is a sin to continue praying without wudhu. Such a salah is not acceptable and would need to be repeated, but for Eid salah there is no qada (make up prayer). [i]

2. No, wudhu does not break from scratching the pubic hair, as long as nothing else happens that nullifies the wudhu. However if one touches the private part it is recommended to wash one's hand [ii]

3. Wudhu is wajib for tawaf. If a person performed tawaf without wudhu, he will either give damm or sadaqah depending on the nature of the tawaf. The tawaf performed without wudhu will then be deemed correct and acceptable by the giving of the damm or the sadaqah. For details please see the following answer: http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/19086

Wudhu is not required for the saee' (going back and forth on Safa and Marwa).

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Sohail ibn Arif,
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.