Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Can I make Wudhu with contact lenses on?

Published as Wudhu While Wearing Contact Lenses

· 16 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can I make Wudhu with contact lenses on?

Answer

It is permissible to wear contact lenses while performing Wudhu and Fardh Ghusl. Washing one’s eyeballs is not a requisite for the validity of Wudhu and Ghusl. (RE:Fataawa Darul uloom Zakariyya Vol:1 Pg:654)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

بدائع الصنائع (1/ 4)

وَإِدْخَالُ الْمَاءِ فِي دَاخِلِ الْعَيْنَيْنِ لَيْسَ بِوَاجِبٍ؛ لِأَنَّ دَاخِلَ الْعَيْنِ لَيْسَ بِوَجْهٍ؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُوَاجَهُ إلَيْهِ؛ وَلِأَنَّ فِيهِ حَرَجًا، وَقِيلَ: إنَّ مَنْ تَكَلَّفَ لِذَلِكَ مِنْ الصَّحَابَةِ كُفَّ بَصَرُهُ، كَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ – رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ

المحيط البرهاني (1/ 33)

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Mufti Ahmed Saeed
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