What is the ruling on wiping over clothing, given that I have an itch on my hand and the doctor prescribed an ointment that prevents the use of water?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : May we ask a question, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh. For example, a person has an itch on his hand, so he applies the medication constantly. The doctors advise him that the medication should be applied over the previous application. So how can he perform wudu? How can he manage to wipe over the shirt or over the clothes? Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : I mean, a person has an itch on his hand, on the forearm, on the forearm of his hand.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : So he applies the medication. He applies the medication. The doctors advised him not to wash off the medication, not to wash off the medication he applied. He applies the next dose directly over the medication, on the basis that if he puts water on his hand, he will scratch more, and the itch will increase. Is it permissible for him to wipe over the shirt, for example?
The Shaykh : Okay, when does he apply the medication? When do you apply the medication?
The questioner : He has to apply it in the morning, and also in the evening.
The Shaykh : He has to apply it in the morning.
The questioner : Yes, and in the evening as well.
The Shaykh : And for how long is he unable to use water?
The questioner : For the entire duration of the medication, the entire period he is applying medication. It may have been three days.
The Shaykh : How long?
The questioner : Three days.
The Shaykh : Are you the patient?
The questioner : No, it is someone else.
The Shaykh : Okay, how are you speaking about it without knowing?
The questioner : Because he is sitting next to me.
The Shaykh : And if he is with you.
The questioner : You can speak with him, yes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : May Allah make your day happy.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, I have had a mild itch.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : When I sat for more than a month, I am not applying the medication in the morning, and I have to perform wudu for the midday prayer, so the itch increases. And after wudu, I apply the medication a second time, and for the afternoon or evening... I perform wudu... I deal with it by performing wudu on my hand, and the itch increases for me... For two months, a month and a half, it has not been good. So this has been going on for three days... Brother, is it permissible for you to wipe over the shirt... Let us try this ointment... The medication has to remain on top of the medication.
The Shaykh : How many times do you apply the medication in a day?
The questioner : I apply it once in the morning and once in the evening.
The Shaykh : Okay, if you apply it in the morning.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You cannot perform wudu for the midday prayer.
The questioner : If I perform wudu on the hand for the midday prayer, the itch increases and the medication goes away.
The Shaykh : The medication goes away.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And since when have you had this condition?
The questioner : By Allah, it has been a month and a half for this situation.
The Shaykh : A month and a half.
The questioner : But for three days I have been wiping. I mean, at first I performed wudu normally, wiped, and applied the medication.
The Shaykh : And the doctor who told you not to use water.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the doctor Muslim?
The questioner : By Allah, I do not know for sure.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, according to the instructions on the medication.
The Shaykh : No, we need to know first that the doctor is Muslim.
The questioner : By Allah, I am not sure about the doctor again.
The Shaykh : Yes, you need to see that the doctor is Muslim first.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And secondly, that he is religious.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for him to prescribe for you an alternative to the ointment and medication. It is permissible for him to give you a syrup such that it does not prevent you from performing wudu as Allah has commanded you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is not permissible for you to seek treatment from a doctor who is first, not Muslim, and secondly.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If he is Muslim, he must be a righteous Muslim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : One who is careful with his worship and his prayer.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And thirdly, and finally, he must be a jurist, not someone who says to you, "It is fine, brother, wipe and do not wash." It is permissible for him to give you an injection, it is permissible for him to give you a pill, and so on.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : After you consult the Muslim doctor, then you come and ask me.
The questioner : Okay, there is another note, O our master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There is a second note.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The same medication has written on it that you need to use the medication over the medication without washing. Even the same medication, the instructions on it are for a period of three days.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, consult the doctor. He may change the medication for you.
The questioner : Yes, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah heal you. You are welcome, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : May we ask a question, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh. For example, a person has an itch on his hand, so he applies the medication constantly. The doctors advise him that the medication should be applied over the previous application. So how can he perform wudu? How can he manage to wipe over the shirt or over the clothes? Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : I mean, a person has an itch on his hand, on the forearm, on the forearm of his hand.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : So he applies the medication. He applies the medication. The doctors advised him not to wash off the medication, not to wash off the medication he applied. He applies the next dose directly over the medication, on the basis that if he puts water on his hand, he will scratch more, and the itch will increase. Is it permissible for him to wipe over the shirt, for example?
The Shaykh : Okay, when does he apply the medication? When do you apply the medication?
The questioner : He has to apply it in the morning, and also in the evening.
The Shaykh : He has to apply it in the morning.
The questioner : Yes, and in the evening as well.
The Shaykh : And for how long is he unable to use water?
The questioner : For the entire duration of the medication, the entire period he is applying medication. It may have been three days.
The Shaykh : How long?
The questioner : Three days.
The Shaykh : Are you the patient?
The questioner : No, it is someone else.
The Shaykh : Okay, how are you speaking about it without knowing?
The questioner : Because he is sitting next to me.
The Shaykh : And if he is with you.
The questioner : You can speak with him, yes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : May Allah make your day happy.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, I have had a mild itch.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : When I sat for more than a month, I am not applying the medication in the morning, and I have to perform wudu for the midday prayer, so the itch increases. And after wudu, I apply the medication a second time, and for the afternoon or evening... I perform wudu... I deal with it by performing wudu on my hand, and the itch increases for me... For two months, a month and a half, it has not been good. So this has been going on for three days... Brother, is it permissible for you to wipe over the shirt... Let us try this ointment... The medication has to remain on top of the medication.
The Shaykh : How many times do you apply the medication in a day?
The questioner : I apply it once in the morning and once in the evening.
The Shaykh : Okay, if you apply it in the morning.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You cannot perform wudu for the midday prayer.
The questioner : If I perform wudu on the hand for the midday prayer, the itch increases and the medication goes away.
The Shaykh : The medication goes away.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And since when have you had this condition?
The questioner : By Allah, it has been a month and a half for this situation.
The Shaykh : A month and a half.
The questioner : But for three days I have been wiping. I mean, at first I performed wudu normally, wiped, and applied the medication.
The Shaykh : And the doctor who told you not to use water.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the doctor Muslim?
The questioner : By Allah, I do not know for sure.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, according to the instructions on the medication.
The Shaykh : No, we need to know first that the doctor is Muslim.
The questioner : By Allah, I am not sure about the doctor again.
The Shaykh : Yes, you need to see that the doctor is Muslim first.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And secondly, that he is religious.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for him to prescribe for you an alternative to the ointment and medication. It is permissible for him to give you a syrup such that it does not prevent you from performing wudu as Allah has commanded you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is not permissible for you to seek treatment from a doctor who is first, not Muslim, and secondly.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If he is Muslim, he must be a righteous Muslim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : One who is careful with his worship and his prayer.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And thirdly, and finally, he must be a jurist, not someone who says to you, "It is fine, brother, wipe and do not wash." It is permissible for him to give you an injection, it is permissible for him to give you a pill, and so on.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : After you consult the Muslim doctor, then you come and ask me.
The questioner : Okay, there is another note, O our master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There is a second note.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The same medication has written on it that you need to use the medication over the medication without washing. Even the same medication, the instructions on it are for a period of three days.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, consult the doctor. He may change the medication for you.
The questioner : Yes, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah heal you. You are welcome, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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