A cast was placed on me two months ago, and I was wiping over it just as I wipe over socks, not wiping its underside or its sides for a period of one and a half months
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The questioner : He says: May the Shaykh be honored, a cast was placed on me two months ago.
The Shaykh : What was placed?
The questioner : A cast was placed on me two months ago, and I was wiping over it just as I wipe over socks. I did not wipe its underside or its sides for a period of one and a half months. What is the ruling on prayer during this period?
The Shaykh : Where are the men? May Allah guide him. Is the questioner present? He is not present. Do you want me to answer this question, or will you answer it? Fine. I say: He does not have to repeat his prayers; he owes no repetition, even if he only wiped the surface of the cast. The evidence for this is: listen to the evidence. 'Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) was sent by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on an errand, and he became in a state of major ritual impurity—he had a wet dream at night—and he did not find water. Do you know what he did? He rubbed himself against the earth, rolling over as a beast rolls over, by analogy to what? By analogy to the full ritual bath. The full ritual bath requires washing the entire body. So he reasoned that the earth should cover the entire body. He came and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet said to him:. He did not order him to repeat the prayer. He did not order him to repeat the previous prayer. Why? Because he was exercising independent legal reasoning. The man was exercising independent legal reasoning and arrived at a ruling by analogy. This brother, the questioner with the cast, did he arrive at a ruling by analogy or not? Yes? He arrived at a ruling by analogy, but he fell short. The cast must be wiped entirely, from above, from below, and from every side. But I say to the brother: I ask Allah for myself and for him beneficial knowledge. He owes no repetition for what has passed. In a second case similar to this: a woman came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided her to sit for her usual period. He did not order her to repeat the prayers she missed because her bleeding was heavy, because she was basing her action on a principle. The principle regarding blood that comes from a woman is that it is menstruation. Yes.
The questioner : If the fingers are exposed and he does not wash them or wipe them over the cast.
The Shaykh : This is also good. This is also a point. Sometimes the cast is on the palm and the fingers are exposed. It is obligatory to wash the fingers and wipe over the cast. Likewise, in the case of the foot, the toes may be exposed. Wash them and wipe over the cast. Yes.
The Shaykh : What was placed?
The questioner : A cast was placed on me two months ago, and I was wiping over it just as I wipe over socks. I did not wipe its underside or its sides for a period of one and a half months. What is the ruling on prayer during this period?
The Shaykh : Where are the men? May Allah guide him. Is the questioner present? He is not present. Do you want me to answer this question, or will you answer it? Fine. I say: He does not have to repeat his prayers; he owes no repetition, even if he only wiped the surface of the cast. The evidence for this is: listen to the evidence. 'Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) was sent by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on an errand, and he became in a state of major ritual impurity—he had a wet dream at night—and he did not find water. Do you know what he did? He rubbed himself against the earth, rolling over as a beast rolls over, by analogy to what? By analogy to the full ritual bath. The full ritual bath requires washing the entire body. So he reasoned that the earth should cover the entire body. He came and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet said to him:
It would have been sufficient for you to say with your hands like this. And he struck his hands on the ground and wiped his face and his palms
إنما كان يكفيك أن تقول بيديك هكذا. وضرب بيديه على الأرض ومسح وجهه وكفيهO Messenger of Allah: I have irregular non-menstrual bleeding that is heavy and severe, preventing me from prayer. What should I do?
يا رسول الله : إني أستحاض حيضة كثيرة - شديدة - تمنعني من الصلاة. فماذا أصنع؟The questioner : If the fingers are exposed and he does not wash them or wipe them over the cast.
The Shaykh : This is also good. This is also a point. Sometimes the cast is on the palm and the fingers are exposed. It is obligatory to wash the fingers and wipe over the cast. Likewise, in the case of the foot, the toes may be exposed. Wash them and wipe over the cast. Yes.