Wiping over Injuries and Bandages in Ablution

Question:
He says: If a person has a wound on his hand or arm, and a bandage is placed on it, and this person is in a state of travel, is it permissible for him to wipe over it, and how does he wipe over the whole thing?

Answer:
The chapter on wiping will have a separate chapter in this book, specifically the chapter on wiping over leather socks and wiping over bandages. However, yes, if there is a wound on his hand, foot, or a place of ablution that has a bandage or a binding on it, he wipes over it. He wipes over the bandage and the binding if it is to the extent of necessity. If it is to the extent of necessity, that is fine. But if it exceeds the necessity, then if he is able to remove the excess, it is obligatory for him to do so. If he is unable to remove the excess, he performs dry ablution with clean earth for the excess. He wipes over what is needed and performs dry ablution with clean earth for the excess that he cannot remove. Yes.