In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate "May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You" Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Ruling on Wudoo (for Ladies) compiled by Adil Khan Removing nail polish before making wudoo If the nail polish forms an impermeable layer that prevents water from reaching the surface of the nail, her wudoo' is not valid unless she first removes it. If she wears something like henna that does not create an impermeable layer, then her wudoo' is valid. http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=640&ln=eng if one cuts ones nails after wudhu? As far as cutting the nails is concerned, this does not mean that one has to repeat wudoo, and in fact doing so is not encouraged. http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=1164&ln=eng She is pregnant and cannot lift up her feet to wash them when doing wudoo Washing the feet is one of the obligatory parts of wudoo, without which it is not valid, according to the consensus of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). You can ward off hardship from yourself by doing one of two things: 1 Pour water over your feet with a cup or your hand, etc, without lifting them up. If the water reaches the entire foot then you have washed them as required, and your purification is valid. You do not have to rub them with your hand. Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Our view is that rubbing the parts of the body when doing ghusl and wudoo is sunnah and is not obligatory, If he pours water over it and does not wipe it with his hand, or he immerses it in a large amount of water, that is sufficient and his wudoo and ghusl are valid. This is the view of all the scholars except Maalik and al-Muzani, who stipulated that this is a condition of ghusl and wudoo being valid. End quote from al-Majmoo (2/214) 2 You can do wudoo at home and wash your feet, then put on socks. Then if you want to do wudoo after that, it is sufficient to wipe over the socks, for 24 hours, so long as you stay in the same city, and for 72 hours if you are travelling. http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=90218&ln=eng Is wudoo valid if there are traces of makeup? In order for wudoo to be valid it is essential to remove anything that may prevent the water from reaching the skin, such as wax, dough, sticky substances and the like, so that the purpose of washing those parts of the body in wudoo may be achieved. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salaah (the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, and (wash) your feet up to the ankles [al-Maaidah 5:6] It says in al-Insaaf (1/144): Among the conditions of wudoo being valid is removing anything that may prevent water reaching that part of the body. Al-Nawawi said in al-Mawdoo (1/492): If there is any wax, dough or henna etc on his body and that prevents the water from reaching any part of that limb, then his wudoo is not valid, whether there is a lot of that or a little. If there is any trace or colour of henna left on the hand etc, but not the henna itself, or there is a trace of fat or oil such that when the water touches the skin it will run over it, but not stay, then his wudoo is valid. End quote. >From this is may be understood that if makeup has been removed before doing >wudoo and only the colour is left, then wudoo is valid. Based on this, if >the makeup prevents the water from reaching the skin, then wudoo is not >valid, but if it is just colour or there is a little of it left that does not >prevent the water reaching the skin, then wudoo is valid. http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=88179&ln=eng Doing wudoo when wearing lipstick In order for wudoo to be valid, it is essential to remove anything that will prevent the water from reaching the skin, whether it is lipstick or anything else. But if the colour or trace of it is left, even if the water touches the skin and runs off it without sticking, then wudoo is valid. Al-Nawawi said in al-Majmoo (1/492): If there is wax, dough, henna and the like on one of his limbs, which prevents water from reaching any part of it, then his tahaarah is not valid, whether the amount is large or small. If there are traces of henna and its colour left on the hand, without there being any solid material left, or elsewhere, or traces of liquid grease whereby water flows over the limb but does not stay there, his tahaarah is valid. End quote. Based on this, you should remove the lipstick before you do wudoo, so that there will be nothing left that could prevent the water from reaching the skin, but if the colour or a trace of grease is left, that does not matter. http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=81685&ln=eng Does nail polish invalidate wudoo and do the prayers have to be repeated? One of the conditions of tahaarah (purification) being valid is that the water must touch the skin. If there is any barrier such as grease, paint, wax or glue that prevents water reaching the skin, then the tahaarah is not valid and prayers offered in that case are not valid. The evidence for that is the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased with him): If you find water, then let it touch your skin, for that is good. Narrated by Abu Dawood (332); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. Imam al-Shaafai (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: If there is on him any mastic or anything thick that will prevent the water from reaching the skin, his washing of that part for wudoo is not valid, unless he removes it or removes enough so that he knows that there is no barrier to the water touching the skin. Al-Umm (1/44). Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: If there is wax, dough, henna and the like on one of his limbs, which prevents water from reaching any part of it, then his tahaarah is not valid, whether the amount is large or small. If there are traces of henna and its colour left on the hand, without there being any solid material left, or elsewhere, or traces of liquid grease whereby water flows over the limb but does not stay there, his tahaarah is valid. If the colour is impermeable, then wudoo is not valid unless it is removed before doing wudoo. If it is not impermeable, then wudoo is valid, as is the case with henna. http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=103738&ln=eng Salaam Walekum Adil Khan
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