Wudhu and Ghusl with contact lenses
Question
I would like to know IF my wudhu & ghusl is valid which i perform wearing soft contact lens in my eyes.
JazakAllahkhair.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Wudhu performed and Ghusl performed with soft contact lenses is valid.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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