The Invalidity of Ablution because of Touch according to the Four Schools of Jurisprudence

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This topic is one of the most daily raised topics because of its sensitivity and its effects on the Islamic community. The research deals with what invalidates ablution. The research is divided into two sections: The first section deals with defining the invalidation of ablution and touching in Islamic jurisprudence.  The second section  deals with what validates ablution according  to the four schools of jurisprudence that are Hanafi, Shafi’I, Maliki, and  Hanbali school of thought.