A sick person who cannot perform wudu: what should he do?
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The questioner : But the sick person is in his bed.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A sick person is in his bed and cannot, for example, wipe over his head, and there is impurity on his bedding, and if, for example, he uses water, he would be harmed by it, he does not know
The Shaykh : what he should do. Have you read the Qur'an?
The questioner : I mean, how, Ya Subhi?
The Shaykh : I am asking you: Have you read the Qur'an? And what have you read from the Qur'an?
The questioner : Please proceed.
The Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said:[At-Taghabun 64:16] and He said: [Al-Baqarah 2:286] and He said: [Al-Hajj 22:78] after mentioning purification with water and tayammum, He said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] These are general principles that a student of knowledge should adhere to, because Allah says: [An-Nisa 4:147] Praise be to Allah, Allah has made it easy for us. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A sick person is in his bed and cannot, for example, wipe over his head, and there is impurity on his bedding, and if, for example, he uses water, he would be harmed by it, he does not know
The Shaykh : what he should do. Have you read the Qur'an?
The questioner : I mean, how, Ya Subhi?
The Shaykh : I am asking you: Have you read the Qur'an? And what have you read from the Qur'an?
The questioner : Please proceed.
The Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاand has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty
وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍAllah does not intend to make difficulty for you
مَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍWhat would Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe?
مَّا يَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ بِعَذَابِكُمْ إِن شَكَرْتُمْ وَآمَنتُمْ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3681مريض لا يستطيع أن يتوضأ ماذا يفعل؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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