• Prayers & Duties >> Taharah (Purity)

    Question ID: 145950Country: India

    Title: Do I have to perform ghusl after the prostate exam? The doctor inserts the forefinger in the anal canal to check the size of the prostate gland.

    Question: Do I have to perform ghusl after the prostate exam? The doctor inserts the forefinger in the anal canal to check the size of the prostate gland.

    Answer ID: 145950

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 164/144/L=2/1438)

    No, no ghusl shall be wajib merely by inserting the finger in the anal passage:

    وعرف بهذا عدم الوجوب بإيلاج الإصبع-  ردالمحتار 1/300 كتاب الطهارة ط : زكريا بكڈپو دیوبند یوپی ہندوستان

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India