Sufficing with passing water over the feet without rubbing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If it is difficult for a man or a woman to rub their feet during wudu' (ablution), is it sufficient to pass the water over the feet and spread it without rubbing?
Answer:
Yes. Rubbing is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. The important thing is that the water flows over the limb. If rubbing occurs with it, that is more complete. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If it is difficult for a man or a woman to rub their feet during wudu' (ablution), is it sufficient to pass the water over the feet and spread it without rubbing?
Answer:
Yes. Rubbing is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. The important thing is that the water flows over the limb. If rubbing occurs with it, that is more complete. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:03:13)
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