If a patient has several fractures and is able to perform wudu' (ablution) but with difficulty, is he permitted to perform tayammum (dry ablution)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If a patient has several fractures and is able to wash and wipe the limbs required for wudu' (ablution), but finds it difficult, is he permitted to perform tayammum (dry ablution)?
Answer:
If he has someone to help him, and that person offers this assistance to him, then it is obligatory for him to do so, because wudu' (ablution) has become easy for him. However, if he has no one to help him and he is unable to perform wudu' (ablution) with water, he performs tayammum (dry ablution). Praise be to Allah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If a patient has several fractures and is able to wash and wipe the limbs required for wudu' (ablution), but finds it difficult, is he permitted to perform tayammum (dry ablution)?
Answer:
If he has someone to help him, and that person offers this assistance to him, then it is obligatory for him to do so, because wudu' (ablution) has become easy for him. However, if he has no one to help him and he is unable to perform wudu' (ablution) with water, he performs tayammum (dry ablution). Praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [420 -939] إذا كان المريض فيه عدة كسور ويستطيع الوضوء ولكن بمشقة، فهل له أن يتيمم؟ — youtube.com
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