What is the ruling if I interrupt my wudu' in order to open the door of the house or answer the telephone? Do I have to repeat it, or do I complete my wudu'?
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The questioner: Now, regarding the continuity of wudu'.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: The successive washing of the limbs, one after the other. If something important happens, for example, someone knocks on the door and there is no one in the house except me, or the telephone rings, and I interrupt my wudu' and then return, do I have to repeat the wudu' or complete it from where I stopped?
The Shaykh : This depends on the length of the interval.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the duration of the time.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So if the duration is short, it does not harm.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if it is long and prolonged, the wudu' must be started anew.
The questioner: And how, for example, is it considered long?
The Shaykh : It is not determined by a specific measure; the one who is afflicted with the situation is the one who determines it.
The questioner: Yes, meaning we do not dry the water on the limb.
The Shaykh : No, this is a statement that has no basis.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because drying differs from summer to spring to winter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So these are matters that should be observed.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: The successive washing of the limbs, one after the other. If something important happens, for example, someone knocks on the door and there is no one in the house except me, or the telephone rings, and I interrupt my wudu' and then return, do I have to repeat the wudu' or complete it from where I stopped?
The Shaykh : This depends on the length of the interval.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the duration of the time.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So if the duration is short, it does not harm.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if it is long and prolonged, the wudu' must be started anew.
The questioner: And how, for example, is it considered long?
The Shaykh : It is not determined by a specific measure; the one who is afflicted with the situation is the one who determines it.
The questioner: Yes, meaning we do not dry the water on the limb.
The Shaykh : No, this is a statement that has no basis.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because drying differs from summer to spring to winter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So these are matters that should be observed.
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