The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.345- If there is an open wound, abscess or fractured bone on the wuḍū parts with no blood on it without water being harmful to it, one should perform wuḍū in the usual manner.

Issue No.347- If there is a wound, abscess or fractured bone in the place of wiping, and he cannot wipe it, a ṭāhir piece of cloth should be placed on it and wiped with the moisture from wuḍū, and as an obligatory precaution, he should perform tayammum as well. However, if it is not possible to place a piece of cloth on it, he should perform wuḍū without wiping and perform tayammum as well, as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.348- If the wound, abscess or fractured bone is bandaged or plastered, and if undoing it is not very difficult or harmful, and water is not harmful to it either, one should undo it and then perform wuḍū, or else, he should wash the adjacent parts of the wound or fractured bone. However, the recommended precaution is that he should pass a wet hand on the jabīrah, and if the jabīrah is najis or it is not possible to pass the wet hand on it, he should place a ṭāhir piece of cloth on it and wipe the wet hand on that cloth.

Issue No.349- If the jabīrah covers one's face or a hand entirely, he should, as an obligatory precaution, perform both jabīrah wuḍū and tayammum. The same ruling applies if the entire parts of wuḍū are covered by jabīrah.

Issue No.351- If the jabīrah has covered the sides of the wound more than usual and it is not possible to remove it, the person concerned should follow the rules of jabīrah and as a recommended precaution, should also perform tayammum. However, if it is possible to remove the extra jabīrah, one should do so.

Issue No.352- If there is no wound or fractured bone in the parts of wuḍū, but the use of water is harmful for another reason, one should perform tayammum. However, if it is harmful only to a part of the hand and face, it will be sufficient to wash the parts surrounding the wound or fracture, and as an obligatory precaution, tayammum should be performed as well.

Issue No.284- There are twelve conditions for the validity of wuḍū: First condition: The water should be ṭāhir. Second condition: The water should be unmixed.Therefore, wuḍū performed with najis or mixed water is void, even if one may not be aware of its being najis or mixed, or may have forgotten about it. And one must repeat prayers performed with such wuḍū.

Issue No.285- If a person does not have any water to perform wuḍū except mixed water, he should perform tayammum. However, if the water is mixed with clay and he has enough time, as an obligatory precaution, he should wait until the clay settles and the water becomes clear.

Third condition: The water and the place should be permissible.Issue No.286- The water for performing wuḍū and the place in which wuḍū is performed and the place where the water of wuḍū falls on and the water container, as an obligatory precaution, should be permissible [1] for him. Therefore, wuḍū with usurped water, or with water about which one does not know whether its owner would permit its use is void as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.291- Performing wuḍū with the water of big or small private creeks is allowed, even if one is not sure whether their owners would allow it or not. However, if the owner explicitly prohibits performing wuḍū with that water, one should, as an obligatory precaution, refrain from making wuḍū with it. And in case the creek has been diverted without the permission of its owner, one should not perform wuḍū using it, as an obligatory precaution.

Fourth condition: The container should not be made of gold and silver.Issue No.296-The container of water used for wuḍū should not be made of gold and silver, as an obligatory precaution.

Fifth condition: Parts of Wuḍū should be Ṭāhir.Issue No.298- Parts of wuḍū should be ṭāhir at the time of washing or wiping. However, there is no harm if a part which has already been washed or wiped in wuḍū, becomes najis.