Washing body parts affected by a skin disease during wudu'
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My brother was afflicted with a skin disease called al-'Anjaz in various parts of his body.
The Shaykh:
Named.
The questioner:
They call it al-'Anqaz.
The Shaykh:
I was scratching.
The questioner:
He asks: Is he required to wash the affected parts when performing wudu', or should he perform tayammum, because washing delays the healing?
The Shaykh:
If washing them affects them and increases the disease, then he does not wash them and performs tayammum. He washes the healthy parts of the body and performs tayammum for the affected parts.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My brother was afflicted with a skin disease called al-'Anjaz in various parts of his body.
The Shaykh:
Named.
The questioner:
They call it al-'Anqaz.
The Shaykh:
I was scratching.
The questioner:
He asks: Is he required to wash the affected parts when performing wudu', or should he perform tayammum, because washing delays the healing?
The Shaykh:
If washing them affects them and increases the disease, then he does not wash them and performs tayammum. He washes the healthy parts of the body and performs tayammum for the affected parts.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده ومصايده ما فتن به عشاق الصور — islamhouse.com (1:13:26)
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