A traveling woman who could not find anything to remove her nail polish with, and feared the time for prayer would end, how does she perform wudu'?
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The questioner:
Abu 'Abdullah from Unayzah, please, my brother Abu 'Abdullah. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah welcome you, O Shaykh, I have two questions, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes, what is the question?
The questioner:
The first is: if a woman is traveling and does not have anything to remove the nail polish with, and she fears the time will end, what should she do? This is the first question. Okay, the Shaykh will answer in a moment.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to remove whatever prevents water from reaching the skin. It must be removed whether traveling or not.
The questioner:
She does not have it, O Shaykh, they did not bring anything for the house.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
She does not have anything to remove the nail polish with, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In any case, it is obligatory for her to reach the water to the skin, to the surface of the skin. If she is unable to remove it, Allah the Exalted says:[At-Taghabun 64:16]. So she repents and prays according to her condition. Yes.
Abu 'Abdullah from Unayzah, please, my brother Abu 'Abdullah. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah welcome you, O Shaykh, I have two questions, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes, what is the question?
The questioner:
The first is: if a woman is traveling and does not have anything to remove the nail polish with, and she fears the time will end, what should she do? This is the first question. Okay, the Shaykh will answer in a moment.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to remove whatever prevents water from reaching the skin. It must be removed whether traveling or not.
The questioner:
She does not have it, O Shaykh, they did not bring anything for the house.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
She does not have anything to remove the nail polish with, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In any case, it is obligatory for her to reach the water to the skin, to the surface of the skin. If she is unable to remove it, Allah the Exalted says:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، امرأة مسافرة لم تجد ما تزيل به المناكير، وخشيت خروج وقت الصلاة، فكيف تتوضأ؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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