Tahara 6 - Bandages

Question 1

Name the 1 condition that must occur in order to wipe over a bandage in leiu of washing what is beneath?

Answer 1

• Allowed if washing beneath bandage or cast, would lead to sickness, worse sickness or prolonged sickness
  
  • If uncertain whether wound has healed, you can continue to wipe until it is removed or falls off.
  • If most of the limbs are wounded/bandaged, perform tayammum instead.

Question 2

What are the 5 requirements to complete Wajib requirements of wiping over a bandage with wetted fingers.

Answer 2

need wetted fingers.

• Wiping bandage is wajib, not Fard
• Intention is not required (unlike tayammum)
• Wiping completely is not required (DoA)
• Wiping exposed between bandage or immediately surrounding isn’t required
• Wiping a bandage has same legal affect as washing what is underneath it. So okay if bandage was worn in state of impurity, or if it was changed or fell off.

Question 3

What is 1 mustahab action of Wiping bandage

Answer 3

Rewipe if bandage is changed

Question 4

What nullifies a wipe over bandage/cast

Answer 4

• What nullifies wudu
• Certainty that what is beneath is healed.