Does applying oil affect the wudu of a patient if he applies it to his body, as it may prevent water from reaching the skin?
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The questioner : He has another question related to the topic. He says: A doctor prescribed a type of medication for me, which is an ointment with a thick consistency. If I use it, will it affect the validity of the wudu, as it may prevent water from reaching the skin?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for you to use a medication that prevents water from reaching the skin, because this is not a treatment that removes it. If it is a treatment that removes it, then there is no blame on you for using it, because its duration is limited. However, if it is something that conceals it and prevents water from reaching the skin, then it is not permissible. And praise be to Allah, this is a matter that occurs with many people. When a person becomes accustomed to this matter, it becomes easy for him. It may be difficult for him at first, but if he becomes accustomed to it and people look at him, then there is no doubt that this feeling he experiences will disappear. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with the best reward.
O dear brothers, at the end of this meeting, we extend our sincere thanks to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, the instructor at the College of Sharia at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Qassim, and the imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in Unaizah, for his answers to your questions in today's episode. His answers were for the brothers Ali Ibrahim Ali al-Jawf from Dumah al-Jandal, the sister al-Zahraa A.M.N. from Al-Bayda in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the brother Sami ibn Ayyadha from Taif, the sister Nidal Ali from Iraq, Baghdad, and the brother S.A.H., an Egyptian working in Riyadh.
Our dear audience, we thank you most sincerely for your kind attention, and we look forward to meeting you in a future episode, if Allah wills. And may peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for you to use a medication that prevents water from reaching the skin, because this is not a treatment that removes it. If it is a treatment that removes it, then there is no blame on you for using it, because its duration is limited. However, if it is something that conceals it and prevents water from reaching the skin, then it is not permissible. And praise be to Allah, this is a matter that occurs with many people. When a person becomes accustomed to this matter, it becomes easy for him. It may be difficult for him at first, but if he becomes accustomed to it and people look at him, then there is no doubt that this feeling he experiences will disappear. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with the best reward.
O dear brothers, at the end of this meeting, we extend our sincere thanks to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, the instructor at the College of Sharia at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Qassim, and the imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in Unaizah, for his answers to your questions in today's episode. His answers were for the brothers Ali Ibrahim Ali al-Jawf from Dumah al-Jandal, the sister al-Zahraa A.M.N. from Al-Bayda in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the brother Sami ibn Ayyadha from Taif, the sister Nidal Ali from Iraq, Baghdad, and the brother S.A.H., an Egyptian working in Riyadh.
Our dear audience, we thank you most sincerely for your kind attention, and we look forward to meeting you in a future episode, if Allah wills. And may peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.