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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a man washing his elderly mother and dressing her in diapers

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, first of all, I love you for the sake of Allah, may Allah reward you with good. My mother is very old, close to one hundred years old. I am a man, and my financial situation is comfortable, but I was unable to hire a worker, so I am the one who attends to her needs, with the help of some of my loved ones, may Allah keep you safe. Among the other matters is washing her, and regarding the washing, please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good. Okay, thank you. Her mother is very old, approaching one hundred years old. He says his financial situation is very weak, and he says, "Shaykh, I attend to her needs, from teaching her the Qur'an to handling her matters of ritual purity. What is your opinion, Shaykh?"

Answer:
Yes. Being dutiful to your mother is undoubtedly an obligatory matter, and you will receive a great reward from Allah the Exalted. However, matters of ritual purity, and directly attending to your mother's purity, are not suitable for a man to handle; only a woman is appropriate for this. So, let these matters be handled by a servant or by one of her relatives. Her daughters, Shaykh. Her daughters or her relatives should perform her ablution and take charge of her care regarding purity. A woman with a woman. This is more suitable and better. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4356] حكم تغسيل الرجل لأمه المسنة وإلباسها الحفاظات - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:28)

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