Wudu (ablution) is not required for sa'i between Safa and Marwah according to the consensus of all four schools of jurisprudence. سعی performed without وضو is completely valid. Even a menstruating woman may perform sa'i, as نبی کریم told Aisha to do everything حجاج do except طواف. While وضو is مستحب (mustahabb) for sa'i, it is not a condition or obligation.
Wudu is not required for sa'i between Safa and Marwah according to the consensus of scholars from all four schools of jurisprudence. Unlike طواف, where the requirement of وضو is debated, scholars unanimously agree that sa'i is valid without وضو. This is a significant practical relief for حجاج, especially during the extreme crowding and heat of حج season when maintaining ablution is very difficult.
The evidence for this ruling is clear. نبی کریم (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) told Aisha when she was menstruating: 'Do everything the حجاج do, but do not perform طواف around the House.' This hadith explicitly permitted her to perform sa'i (and all other rites) while in a state of menstruation, which is a greater state of ritual impurity than minor hadath. If sa'i is valid without the major purification (غسل) required after menstruation, it is certainly valid without the minor purification (وضو).
Sheikh Ibn Baz and Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen both confirmed that while performing sa'i with وضو is better and more rewarding — as وضو is مستحب for all acts of worship — it is not a condition of validity. A حاجی who breaks وضو during sa'i may continue without renewing it. The Permanent Committee issued the same ruling, emphasizing that this is a matter of scholarly agreement (ijma') and there is no significant dispute on this point.
نبی کریم (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) said to her when she was menstruating: 'Do everything the حجاج do, but do not perform طواف around the House until you are purified.'
نبی کریم (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) said to her when she was menstruating: 'Do everything the حجاج do, but do not perform طواف around the House until you are purified.'
In the description of نبی کریم's حج, Jabir said: 'Then نبی کریم went out from the gate to Safa. When he came near Safa, he recited: Indeed Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. I begin with what Allah began with.'
In the description of نبی کریم's حج, Jabir said: 'Then نبی کریم went out from the gate to Safa. When he came near Safa, he recited: Indeed Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. I begin with what Allah began with.'
Scholars from different schools of Islamic jurisprudence offer varying perspectives on this matter.
Wudu is not required for sa'i. It is mustahabb (مستحب) but not a condition. سعی without وضو is fully valid.
Al-Hidayah: 'Purity is مستحب for sa'i but is not a condition of its validity.'
The Maliki school agrees that وضو is not a condition for sa'i. Menstruating women may perform sa'i. Wudu is مستحب but not واجب.
Al-Mudawwanah: Imam Malik did not require purity for sa'i, based on the hadith permitting menstruating women to perform all rites except طواف.
Wudu is mustahabb for sa'i but not required. The Shafi'i school holds that sa'i is valid without وضو or even in a state of major impurity.
Al-Majmu' by al-Nawawi: 'Purity is not a condition for the validity of sa'i by consensus.'
The Hanbali school does not require وضو for sa'i. It is مستحب but not a condition. This is the consensus position.
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah: 'Purity is not a condition for sa'i, and it is valid even for the menstruating woman.'
This is a scholarly summary, not a personal fatwa. Consult your scholar for personal rulings.
نبی کریم (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) said to her when she was menstruating: 'Do everything the حجاج do, but do not perform طواف around the House until you are purified.'
Sahih al-Bukhari #1650 (sahih)In the description of نبی کریم's حج, Jabir said: 'Then نبی کریم went out from the gate to Safa. When he came near Safa, he recited: Indeed Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. I begin with what Allah began with.'
Sahih Muslim #1218 (sahih)