What is the ruling on wiping the legs up to the thigh during wudu'?
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Question:
An elderly woman, as she says, when she performs wudu', regarding washing the legs, she wipes them up to the thigh. Is there anything wrong with that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is an addition to what is prescribed. The washing is of the ankles and what is below them; you wash the ankles and what is below them. This is the obligatory part.[Al-Ma'idah 5:6]. Anything beyond the ankles is a bid'ah (religious innovation), so it is not permissible.
An elderly woman, as she says, when she performs wudu', regarding washing the legs, she wipes them up to the thigh. Is there anything wrong with that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is an addition to what is prescribed. The washing is of the ankles and what is below them; you wash the ankles and what is below them. This is the obligatory part.
and wash your feet to the ankles
وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مسح الأرجل إلى الفخذ عند الوضوء؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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