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When a cast, splint, or bandage covers part of a limb and removing it would cause harm, pain, or delay healing, the ruling is to perform masah (a single wet wipe) over the covering instead of washing the limb… ...Read more
Blood is considered impure (najis) in all four Sunni madhabs and must be cleaned from the body and clothing before prayer if it exceeds a small, generally excused amount — but whether bleeding actually breaks your… ...Read more
Yes, in the mainstream classical view — ordinary nail polish forms a water-impermeable layer over the nail, and since wudu requires water to actually reach and cover the nail surface, wearing regular polish (or… ...Read more
Ghusl after intimacy (janabah) or at the end of a menstrual period follows the same core method, based on the hadith describing how the Prophet ﷺ performed it: make the intention, wash both hands, wash the private… ...Read more
Istinja (cleaning after using the toilet) can be done with water, with dry cleaning material (tissue, or historically stones — called istijmar), or a combination, and many contemporary scholars extend this to plain,… ...Read more
No — merely touching a dog does not break wudu in any of the four Sunni madhabs; wudu is only nullified by the specific things listed in Q1 (discharge from the private parts, sleep, loss of consciousness, and the… ...Read more
Yes — tayammum (dry ablution using clean earth, sand, stone, or a similarly dust-covered surface) is a valid substitute for wudu or ghusl when water genuinely isn't available, isn't accessible in time before the… ...Read more
There's a genuine and well-known distinction here based on the baby's sex and diet: for a baby boy who is still exclusively breastfed (not yet eating solid food), the majority Sunni position — based directly on a… ...Read more