What is the ruling on sniffing water for a sick person if it affects him?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said...
The Shaykh : May Allah send blessings and peace upon him. Yes.
The questioner :Sunan Abi Dawud 140Sahih (Al-Albani), and some people may have diseases in the nose, such as allergies and the like...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he is unable to draw water into his nose.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him to sniff it. That is, he should put water in his hand, for example, and introduce it into the nostrils, and that is sufficient. Reaching the nasal cavity is not obligatory. And I think, if Allah wills, there is no harm in this. Yes. On the right.
The Shaykh : May Allah send blessings and peace upon him. Yes.
The questioner :
When any of you performs ablution, he should snuff up water in his nose
إذا توضّأ أحدكم فليجعل في أنفه ماءThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he is unable to draw water into his nose.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory for him to sniff it. That is, he should put water in his hand, for example, and introduce it into the nostrils, and that is sufficient. Reaching the nasal cavity is not obligatory. And I think, if Allah wills, there is no harm in this. Yes. On the right.