Question Summary:
Is my wudhu still valid?

Question Detail:

I have a question regarding taharah and the validity of my wudhu. I often have madhi leaks in very small amounts, sometimes once or twice a day, sometimes more. These leaks definitely do not occur because of excitement. In order to prevent my clothes from becoming a bit stained I use a very small piece of cotton and put it inside the opening. My question is, is my wudhu valid if the madhi stays inside and when it is not visible on the outside of the cotton either? The leakage is mostly very little. I mean for your wudhu to break something has to come out? Am I correct in my understanding?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Madhi is that fluid which is released at the time of sexual excitement. Sometimes it is released whilst one does not perceive it.[1] Wudhu must be repeated when one releases Madhi.[2] If one had to block the passage of the private part in such a way where the Madhi that was released did not surpass the tip of the private part then ones Wudhu will remain intact. But if the Madhi that was released in the cotton that was inserted inside surpasses the tip of the private part then Wudhu will be invalidated.[3] 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mawlana Ali bin Cassim
Student Darul Iftaa
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
 
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
www.daruliftaa.net