Being Assisted In Performing Wudhu
Question
If a person is paralysed and unable to wash his feet in Wudhu or make Masah on his feet, can another person make Masah and wash his feet?
Answer
If a person is unable to wash any part of the body in Wudhu due to sickness or any other Shar’ee reason then he is allowed to seek assistance from anyone.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
(رد المحتار على الدر المختار ج ١ ص ١٢٩ ١٢٧ دار الفكر)
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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Source: Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville — https://www.iftadua.co.za/being-assisted-in-performing-wudhu/11392/
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