FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-481 : KAEDAH BERSUCI DAN SOLAT BAGI PETUGAS COVID-19 YANG TERPAKSA MEMAKAI PPE SELAMA 12 JAM
How should a Covid-19 frontline worker who must wear PPE for 12 hours without removing it perform purification and prayer?
Short answer
Some Shafii scholars permit tayammum over PPE by analogy with wiping over a wound dressing (jabirah).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Some Shafii scholars permit tayammum over PPE by analogy with wiping over a wound dressing (jabirah). However, the preferred opinion holds that a person unable to purify with water or dust is in the state of faqid al-tohurain. Such a person must still perform the five daily prayers without wudu or tayammum, and the prayer is valid but must be made up later. Where a dressing covers the tayammum limbs, wiping it with dust is only recommended to avoid scholarly disagreement.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pendapat yang muktamad ialah seseorang yang tidak boleh bersuci dengan air atau debu tanah maka dia berada dalam keadaan faqid al-tohurain (ketiadaan dua alat untuk bersuci).
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-481 : KAEDAH BERSUCI DAN SOLAT BAGI PETUGAS COVID-19 YANG TERPAKSA MEMAKAI PPE SELAMA 12 JAM”, 2 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4407-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-481-kaedah-bersuci-dan-solat-bagi-petugas-covid-19-yang-terpaksa-memakai-ppe-selama-12-jam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/purification-and-prayer-covid-19-worker-wearing-ppe/