FatwaPerlisPurification (Taharah)
Adakah Wajib Berwudhu Sebelum Disimen Atau Dibalut Pada Anggota Wudhu Yang Patah?
Is it obligatory to perform wudhu before a broken limb of the wudhu is put in a cast or bandaged?
Short answer
It is not required to perform wudhu first in order to wipe over a wound bandage or a cast on a broken limb.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Panduan Hukum
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
It is not required to perform wudhu first in order to wipe over a wound bandage or a cast on a broken limb. This is one view among the Hanbali scholars, which Ibn Qudamah inclined to, and Ibn Taimiyyah held it to be the view of most scholars and the correct one. He rejected analogy with wiping over leather socks, as the two differ: wiping over a bandage is obligatory, covers both minor and major impurity, and has no time limit. Thus an injured person may wipe over a bandage or cast even if not in a state of purity when it was applied.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak disyaratkan berwudhu terlebih dahulu bagi membolehkan sapuan di atas balutan luka (العصابة) mahupun simeh anggota patah (الجبيرة).
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How to cite
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Perlis State Mufti Department. “Adakah Wajib Berwudhu Sebelum Disimen Atau Dibalut Pada Anggota Wudhu Yang Patah?”, 18 February 2022. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/panduan-hukum/628-adakah-wajib-berwudhu-sebelum-disimen-atau-dibalut-pada-anggota-wudhu-yang-patah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wudhu-before-cast-or-bandage-broken-limb/