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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The prayer of a person with hemiplegia when visiting relatives, in the presence of water

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person is afflicted with hemiplegia. He sometimes goes to some of his relatives, and there is no suitable place for him to perform wudu' there. What should he do when the time for prayer arrives? Does he perform tayammum even though water is available? Or what does he do?

The Shaykh:
No, he does not perform tayammum. The water is available. Something should be prepared for him to relieve himself in, either in a vessel or in a pot, whatever is available. He says in a vessel, or in a pot, or in whatever is available, and he cleans himself with rough paper towels, and dries the private part. This is sufficient, with Allah's permission, and he performs wudu'.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
Even if the situation requires him to defecate in a vessel, a pot, or something, or in a bag, because he is unable to go to the bathroom, he does this, whatever is available. He cleans himself with rough paper towels, dries the exit, performs wudu', and the issue is resolved.
Source الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 004-باب الاستنجاء وآدابه - 26-6-20 هـ (2) — archive.org (44:19)

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