Ritual Purity of the Paralyzed Person When the Place Is Not Suitable
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The questioner:
A person is afflicted with hemiplegia, and sometimes he goes to visit some of his relatives, but there is no suitable place for him to perform wudu' (ablution) there. What should he do when the time for prayer arrives? Does he perform tayammum (dry ablution) even though water is available? Or what does he do?
The Shaykh:
No, what is the value of that? The water is available. Something should be prepared for him to relieve himself in, either in a vessel or in a container that he can use. He says in a vessel or in a jar or in something he can use, and he performs istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself) with rough paper towels and dries his private parts. This is sufficient with his permission, and he performs wudu'. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Even if the situation requires him to defecate in a vessel, a jar, something, or a bag, because he is unable to go out, he does this and is not held accountable. He performs istijmar (cleaning with stones or rough material) with the rough paper towels and dries himself. He performs wudu' and the issue is resolved. Yes.
A person is afflicted with hemiplegia, and sometimes he goes to visit some of his relatives, but there is no suitable place for him to perform wudu' (ablution) there. What should he do when the time for prayer arrives? Does he perform tayammum (dry ablution) even though water is available? Or what does he do?
The Shaykh:
No, what is the value of that? The water is available. Something should be prepared for him to relieve himself in, either in a vessel or in a container that he can use. He says in a vessel or in a jar or in something he can use, and he performs istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself) with rough paper towels and dries his private parts. This is sufficient with his permission, and he performs wudu'. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Even if the situation requires him to defecate in a vessel, a jar, something, or a bag, because he is unable to go out, he does this and is not held accountable. He performs istijmar (cleaning with stones or rough material) with the rough paper towels and dries himself. He performs wudu' and the issue is resolved. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 004 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الطهارة / الآنية / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03:26)
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