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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on wiping over a cast during ablution

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This message was sent regarding wiping and dry ablution in prayer. The sender, who did not mention his name in this message, says: A wound became infected on the big toe of my foot, and I was admitted to the hospital. An operation was performed on it, and the wound remained for six months without healing. The doctors change the dressing every day and wrap it in gauze. Whenever I perform ablution, I wipe over the toe. Does wiping suffice here in place of dry ablution? Knowing that water reaches all the parts of ablution except the wrapped toe, and if the gauze is wrapped over the medicine, nothing comes out of it. Please answer us, may Allah have mercy on you?
Answer: There is no doubt that wiping over a cast suffices in place of dry ablution. So, if one wipes over the cast on the wound when washing the foot that has the wound, that suffices, and praise be to Allah. He does not need to perform dry ablution. This is what is obligatory for him when there is a wound with gauze on it... a cast on it. He wipes over the cast, covering it with the wipe, and that suffices when washing the foot, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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