Ablution, Dry Ablution, and Wiping
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Question: One day, I fell to the ground and suffered a fracture in one of my legs, which required the doctors to perform surgery on me. The leg was set on artificial bones or metal rods. Because of this, it is difficult for me to perform ablution. Therefore, I perform dry ablution for every prayer and do not perform ablution. Is my action correct? If not, what is obligatory for me going forward? And what about the prayers I performed in the past using only dry ablution?
Answer: She must wash the sound limbs and perform dry ablution for the limb that is difficult to wash. If there is a cast on it, or some kind of barrier, she wipes over it, and wiping is sufficient in place of washing it.
As for if there is no barrier on it, but she is unable to wash it, she performs dry ablution for it after washing the sound limbs.
As for the prayers she performed with dry ablution initially, if she knows their number, she must repeat them; because dry ablution alone is not sufficient. It is necessary to wash the sound limbs.
Question: If she is only wiping over it, is this sufficient in place of dry ablution, or is dry ablution required in addition to wiping?
Answer: Wiping is only done over a barrier if there is a barrier on it, as we mentioned. If there is a cast on it, wiping is sufficient, and she does not perform dry ablution for it.
Answer: She must wash the sound limbs and perform dry ablution for the limb that is difficult to wash. If there is a cast on it, or some kind of barrier, she wipes over it, and wiping is sufficient in place of washing it.
As for if there is no barrier on it, but she is unable to wash it, she performs dry ablution for it after washing the sound limbs.
As for the prayers she performed with dry ablution initially, if she knows their number, she must repeat them; because dry ablution alone is not sufficient. It is necessary to wash the sound limbs.
Question: If she is only wiping over it, is this sufficient in place of dry ablution, or is dry ablution required in addition to wiping?
Answer: Wiping is only done over a barrier if there is a barrier on it, as we mentioned. If there is a cast on it, wiping is sufficient, and she does not perform dry ablution for it.