nor does the wuḍū’ of the person whose private part is touched, or of the one whose body is touched1, become invalid—even if either of them feels desire.
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Washing a deceased person, or even part of him. The “washer” is the one who turns the body over and makes direct contact with it, not the one who merely pours the water.
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Eating camel meat, even when it is raw2. The rest of the camel’s parts—such as the liver, heart, spleen, stomach lining, fat, kidney, tongue3, head, hump, shanks, intestines, or meat broth—do not nullify wuḍū’; nor does a person who has sworn “I will not eat meat” break his oath by eating any of these.
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Apostasy. Moreover, everything that obligates ghusl (a full ritual bath) likewise obligates wuḍū’, with the sole exception of death.
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If a person is certain he is in a state of purity yet doubtful about impurity, or certain of impurity yet doubtful about purification, he acts on what he is sure of.
It is unlawful for someone in minor ritual impurity to perform the prayer, to circumambulate the Kaʿba, or to touch a copy of the Quran with bare skin.
For one who is required to perform ghusl, two further prohibitions apply: reading the Quran and remaining in a mosque without wuḍū’.