What Nullifies Ablution

Hadith.137 - Zurarah ibn A'yan asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) and Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about what nullifies wudu (ablution). They said: "Anything that exits from your two lower openings, the front (urethra) and the back (anus), such as excrement, urine, semen, or wind, as well as sleep that causes a loss of consciousness, invalidates wudu”.

Hadith.138 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "There is no ablution required in the instance of taenia worms (or ticks and small worms), they are regarded like lice, and this applies if they do not have any waste matter, However, if there is waste matter, then istinja (cleansing of the private parts) and ablution are required.”

Hadith.139 - Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Abdullah asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: 'I feel wind in my stomach to the extent that I think it has exited.' Imam (as) said: 'You do not need to perform ablution unless you hear a sound or perceive the smell.' Imam (as) then added: 'Indeed, Satan sits between a man's buttocks and causes him to think he has passed wind to make him doubt.'.

Hadith.140 – Zurarah asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who trims his nails, clips his mustache, and cuts some of the hair from his beard and head. Does that nullify his ablution? Imam (as) said: 'O’ Zurarah, all of this is Sunnah (recommended practice), while ablution is an obligation (fardh). None of the Sunnah practices invalidate an obligation. In fact, such practices increase one's purity.'.

Hadith.141 - Ismail ibn Jaber asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who trims his nails and mustache: should he wipe them with water afterward? Imam (as) said: 'No, he is already pure.'.

Hadith.142 – (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as)) was asked whether reciting poetry nullifies ablution? Imam (as) said: 'No.'

Hadith.143 - Sama'a ibn Mehran asked him about a man who nods off while standing or bowing in prayer. Imam (as) said: 'He does not need to perform ablution.'.

Hadith.144 - Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a man who falls asleep while sitting: does he need to perform ablution? Imam (as) said: 'He does not need to perform ablution as long as he remains seated and does not slump over.'.

Hadith.145 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: 'There is no need for ablution after kissing, touching intimately, or touching the private parts.'

'If a man has a condition where urine or blood drips from him, then at the time of prayer, he should use a pouch filled with cotton, attach it, and place his private part inside it. Then he should pray, combining the Dhuhr and Asr prayers by delaying Dhuhr and advancing Asr with one call to prayer (adhan) and two calls to commence (iqamah). Similarly, he should delay Maghrib and advance Isha with one adhan and two iqamah. He should do the same for Fajr.'.

Hadith.147 - Abdullah ibn Abi Ya'fur asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who urinates, performs ablution, then stands for prayer and finds wetness. Imam (as) said: 'There is nothing upon him, and he does not need to perform ablution again.'.

Hadith.148 - Another narration (by Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) ) states: In the case of a man who urinates, performs istinja (cleansing of private parts), and then notices wetness afterward: 'If he, after urinating, presses the area between the anus and the testicles three times and massages it, then performs istinja, he need not worry even if wetness flows down to his thighs.'.