The ruling on the wudu' of one who finds something preventing water from reaching the body part
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Question : Yes, yes. A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh Muhammad (may Allah preserve him), what is the ruling for one who finds small pieces of glue, paint, or chewing gum in the areas of the obligatory parts of wudu' during or after the prayer?
Answer : Yes, the ruling is that his wudu' is not valid. If a person finds on one of the parts of wudu' after the prayer something that prevents water from reaching it, such as paint, glue, chewing gum, or dough, then his wudu' is not valid. And if the wudu' is not valid, the prayer is not valid. So if someone asks, what is the evidence that the wudu' is not valid?
We said the evidence is the saying of Allah the Exalted: "So wash your faces." If there is something on the face that prevents water from reaching it, can it be said that he washed his face? Strange, O man. No, because what is under the bandage did not receive the water. The same applies if it is on the hand. Therefore, those who use paint should put something like gloves on their hands to prevent the paint from entering the palm. It remains to be said regarding the word "bandage": if the bandage is for a need, such as a person having a wound on his hand and placing a bandage on it, then there is no harm, and he wipes over it, and that suffices him from washing it. Yes.
Answer : Yes, the ruling is that his wudu' is not valid. If a person finds on one of the parts of wudu' after the prayer something that prevents water from reaching it, such as paint, glue, chewing gum, or dough, then his wudu' is not valid. And if the wudu' is not valid, the prayer is not valid. So if someone asks, what is the evidence that the wudu' is not valid?
We said the evidence is the saying of Allah the Exalted: "So wash your faces." If there is something on the face that prevents water from reaching it, can it be said that he washed his face? Strange, O man. No, because what is under the bandage did not receive the water. The same applies if it is on the hand. Therefore, those who use paint should put something like gloves on their hands to prevent the paint from entering the palm. It remains to be said regarding the word "bandage": if the bandage is for a need, such as a person having a wound on his hand and placing a bandage on it, then there is no harm, and he wipes over it, and that suffices him from washing it. Yes.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، حكم وضوء من وجد ما يمنع وصول الماء الى العضو — youtube.com
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