Many people wonder whether their wudu still stands if they swear at someone in anger or by accident after performing ablution. RTV Online's religion page answers the question from the rules of fiqh.

The article says Islamic law lists specific things that break wudu, and swearing or indecent speech is not among them. Abuse therefore does not invalidate ablution, and renewing wudu is not obligatory.

That does not make abusive language in a state of wudu normal or acceptable. Indecent speech is strictly forbidden in Islam, and abusing others is a serious sin even if wudu remains. Insulting or hurting someone in anger, jest or mockery is condemned; the article quotes Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 58, that those who hurt believing men and women without cause bear a clear sin.

It also cites Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 222: God loves those who repent and those who keep themselves pure.

The advice is to repent to God after such a lapse and to avoid it in future. Anyone who wishes may renew wudu as a habit of self-purification. The article's point is that alongside the outward purity of wudu, a believer's speech and conduct should be pure too.

The article is by RTV Online's religion desk.

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Source: RTV Online