Inability to perform Wudu' due to an accident


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A: It is obligatory for you to perform Istijmar (cleansing the private parts with a hard material after urination or defecation) using a handkerchief or the like until all traces of feces are removed, provided that you do this for three times or more. Likewise, you should wipe the tip of the penis with a napkin three times or more after passing urine, and this is sufficient in place of Istinja' (cleansing the private parts with water after urination or defecation). As for the areas of your body or clothes soiled with urine, they should be washed with water by your wife or any of your children or others. If the time of Salah is due and there is no one to wash the traces of urine from your clothes and body, you are permitted to perform Salah with no blame on you, and afterwards they should be washed. Furthermore, you must perform Wudu' by washing your face and hands and wiping over your head, ears as well as washing your feet, whether you do this yourself, or any of your children helps you do it. However, if you cannot wash your four limbs, and there is no one to help you perform Wudu', it is permissible for you to perform Tayammum. We ask Allah to make our end and yours good and cure you. May Allah give you great reward. (Part No. 4; Page No. 95) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.




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