Praise
be to Allaah.
Changing
clothes does not break one’s wudoo’, if the person is in a state of tahaarah
(purity) and does not do any of the things that break wudoo’. Men and women
are the same in this regard. And Allaah knows best.
The things
that break wudoo’ are:
1 – Any
discharge from the front or back passage (urine, stools, wind, etc.), except
for wind emitted from a woman’s front passage – that does not break wudoo’.
2 – Emission
of urine or stools from anywhere other than the urethra or anus.
3 – Losing
one’s mind, which may mean losing it altogether by losing one’s mental
faculties, which is insanity, or by losing it temporarily for a certain
length of time for some reason such as sleep, unconsciousness, intoxication,
etc.
4 – Touching
one’s penis, because of the hadeeth of Basrah bint Safwaan, who heard the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say:
“Whoever touches his penis, let him do wudoo’.” (narrated by Abu Dawood,
al-Tahaarah, 154. al-Albaani said in Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood,
no. 166, it is saheeh).
5 – Eating
camel meat, because of the hadeeth of Jaabir ibn Samurah, who said that a
man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
“Should we do wudoo’ after eating camel meat?” He said, “Yes.” (Narrated by
Muslim, al-Hayd, 539).
It should be noted that
touching a woman’s body does not break one’s wudoo’, whether that is done
with feelings of desire or otherwise, unless anything is emitted as a result
of that touching.
See
al-Sharh al-Mumti’ by Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, vol. 1, p. 219-250
Fataawa
al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, vol. 5, p. 264.