A Woman’s Veiling from a Boy and Performing Wudu with Water in Severe Cold
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The questioner:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, a woman asks: When must we veil ourselves from a boy? Is it when he reaches puberty, or what?
The Shaykh:
Once he reaches puberty, it is obligatory. Puberty is the final limit. However, even if he is approaching puberty or nearing it, a woman should cover up from him, because it is a place where desire may arise.
The questioner:
In her second question, she says that she is very affected by the cold and cannot perform wudu with warm water, but she is unable to perform ghusl. What should she do? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The water should be as much as you can afford to heat up, and you should heat it as much as you can and use it. It is not permissible for her to turn away from water while it is available and she is able to use it. The two conditions are the presence of water and the ability to use it. In this case, using water is obligatory. However, if one of the conditions is missing, she performs tayammum. If the water is nonexistent, she performs tayammum. If the water is present but she is unable to use it, she performs tayammum. If the water is present and she is able to use it, but it is not sufficient for her needs, such as cooking, drinking, or the needs of her companions or animals, she also performs tayammum. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may Allah reward you with good.
Your Excellency the Shaykh, a woman asks: When must we veil ourselves from a boy? Is it when he reaches puberty, or what?
The Shaykh:
Once he reaches puberty, it is obligatory. Puberty is the final limit. However, even if he is approaching puberty or nearing it, a woman should cover up from him, because it is a place where desire may arise.
The questioner:
In her second question, she says that she is very affected by the cold and cannot perform wudu with warm water, but she is unable to perform ghusl. What should she do? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The water should be as much as you can afford to heat up, and you should heat it as much as you can and use it. It is not permissible for her to turn away from water while it is available and she is able to use it. The two conditions are the presence of water and the ability to use it. In this case, using water is obligatory. However, if one of the conditions is missing, she performs tayammum. If the water is nonexistent, she performs tayammum. If the water is present but she is unable to use it, she performs tayammum. If the water is present and she is able to use it, but it is not sufficient for her needs, such as cooking, drinking, or the needs of her companions or animals, she also performs tayammum. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may Allah reward you with good.
Source
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