What is the criterion for distinguishing between bandages and splints, and what is the ruling in Islamic law regarding each of them in the matters of ablution and ritual purity?
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The questioner : What is the criterion for distinguishing between bandages and splints?
The Shaykh : Between what?
The questioner : Between bandages and splints, how do we determine that this is a splint and that one is a bandage?
The Shaykh : The splint is known. What is the first term?
The questioner : Bandages.
The Shaykh : Bandages, ah, there is no difference.
The questioner : There is no difference!
The Shaykh : The wrapping may involve generality and specificity; it may be a wrapping.
The questioner : On his leg!
The Shaykh : No, without a fracture, I want to say, it is a wrapping without what? A fracture. For example, if a person’s hand twisted but did not break, and it was wrapped, then from the perspective of the ruling, one who says wiping is permitted over a splint sees no difference between a splint or splints and bandages. But it may be that a person has, for example, cold in his legs, and ordinary socks do not suffice him, so he wraps them in bandages. In that case, its ruling is the ruling of socks, or the ruling of leather socks. However, if this wrapping is in a place where wiping is not prescribed, then one who says wiping is permitted over a splint also says: wiping is permitted over the bandage. And one who does not consider wiping permissible says: there is no difference between this and that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Your opinion, our Shaykh, is that he performs ablution to the extent he is able and performs dry ablution.
The Shaykh : Yes, he combines both matters.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He performs dry ablution.
The questioner : We know it.
Another questioner: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding this, our Shaykh, I do not know what your opinion is. It seems he mentions that the Shaykh of Islam defined the bandage as that which is placed on the leg.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : That which is placed on the leg; this is what I recall, that he specified it in this way.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is placed on the leg, so what is the ruling?
The questioner : This is what is called a bandage.
The Shaykh : Excuse me!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the ruling that follows from it?
The questioner : I do not know. He was discussing the matter, forgive me, it is not that... meaning, he was discussing the issue of wiping over bandages.
The Shaykh : It is not established from him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, but that does not mean that... without me hearing it.
The questioner : Yes, correct.
Another questioner : If he wrapped his leg without illness, he wipes over it, and its ruling is the ruling of a sock. As for the one who wrapped it in a place where wiping is not done, its ruling is the ruling of a splint. So, one who says wiping is permitted over a splint says wiping is permitted.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But you, our Shaykh, do not consider wiping over a splint permissible.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, he performs ablution and dry ablution; he performs ablution before prayer and dry ablution.
Another questioner : Dry ablution, because he took the hadith of the weak chain, our Shaykh, meaning, as a precaution?
The Shaykh : Between what?
The questioner : Between bandages and splints, how do we determine that this is a splint and that one is a bandage?
The Shaykh : The splint is known. What is the first term?
The questioner : Bandages.
The Shaykh : Bandages, ah, there is no difference.
The questioner : There is no difference!
The Shaykh : The wrapping may involve generality and specificity; it may be a wrapping.
The questioner : On his leg!
The Shaykh : No, without a fracture, I want to say, it is a wrapping without what? A fracture. For example, if a person’s hand twisted but did not break, and it was wrapped, then from the perspective of the ruling, one who says wiping is permitted over a splint sees no difference between a splint or splints and bandages. But it may be that a person has, for example, cold in his legs, and ordinary socks do not suffice him, so he wraps them in bandages. In that case, its ruling is the ruling of socks, or the ruling of leather socks. However, if this wrapping is in a place where wiping is not prescribed, then one who says wiping is permitted over a splint also says: wiping is permitted over the bandage. And one who does not consider wiping permissible says: there is no difference between this and that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Your opinion, our Shaykh, is that he performs ablution to the extent he is able and performs dry ablution.
The Shaykh : Yes, he combines both matters.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He performs dry ablution.
The questioner : We know it.
Another questioner: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding this, our Shaykh, I do not know what your opinion is. It seems he mentions that the Shaykh of Islam defined the bandage as that which is placed on the leg.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : That which is placed on the leg; this is what I recall, that he specified it in this way.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is placed on the leg, so what is the ruling?
The questioner : This is what is called a bandage.
The Shaykh : Excuse me!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the ruling that follows from it?
The questioner : I do not know. He was discussing the matter, forgive me, it is not that... meaning, he was discussing the issue of wiping over bandages.
The Shaykh : It is not established from him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, but that does not mean that... without me hearing it.
The questioner : Yes, correct.
Another questioner : If he wrapped his leg without illness, he wipes over it, and its ruling is the ruling of a sock. As for the one who wrapped it in a place where wiping is not done, its ruling is the ruling of a splint. So, one who says wiping is permitted over a splint says wiping is permitted.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But you, our Shaykh, do not consider wiping over a splint permissible.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, he performs ablution and dry ablution; he performs ablution before prayer and dry ablution.
Another questioner : Dry ablution, because he took the hadith of the weak chain, our Shaykh, meaning, as a precaution?
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