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Istibraa for females

· 19 Safar 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is istibraah only for males?

Answer

If a woman has the need to do it then she should also do it.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قلت: بل صرح في الغزنوية بأنها تفعل كما يفعل الرجل إلا في الاستبراء فإنها لا استبراء عليها بل كما فرغت من البول والغائط تصبر ساعة لطيفة ثم تمسح قبلها ودبرها بالأحجار ثم تستنجي بالماء (رد المحتار1/337)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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