Wiping over a bandage and what is wiped over
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The questioner:
He says: A man came to Shaykh 'Abdullah, and he mentioned a case where a person had a wound on his leg, so he bandaged it. Is it obligatory for him to wipe over it? And what is the ruling regarding wiping over it?
The Shaykh:
This will come, if Allah wills. Wiping over a bandage comes in the section on the ablution for prayer. It is mentioned that one wipes over a bandage, which is the binding placed on a wound, the binding placed on a wound or a fracture, or on a broken leg or hand. One wipes over it to make things easier for the patient, and this suffices in place of washing what is underneath it.
The questioner:
And the explanations of the scholars.
The Shaykh:
Because the things over which one wipes are three. The things over which one wipes are three: the leather socks, the turban, and the bandage. Yes.
He says: A man came to Shaykh 'Abdullah, and he mentioned a case where a person had a wound on his leg, so he bandaged it. Is it obligatory for him to wipe over it? And what is the ruling regarding wiping over it?
The Shaykh:
This will come, if Allah wills. Wiping over a bandage comes in the section on the ablution for prayer. It is mentioned that one wipes over a bandage, which is the binding placed on a wound, the binding placed on a wound or a fracture, or on a broken leg or hand. One wipes over it to make things easier for the patient, and this suffices in place of washing what is underneath it.
The questioner:
And the explanations of the scholars.
The Shaykh:
Because the things over which one wipes are three. The things over which one wipes are three: the leather socks, the turban, and the bandage. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب المسح على الخفين — islamhouse.com (49:12)
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