Is it necessary to repeat wudoo’ if one discovers some impermeable substance on the skin or if one cuts one’s nails?
Question After praying, a person discovers some impermeable substance, such as wax, on his hands or feet – what should he do in this case? Also, does one have to repeat wudoo’ if one cuts one’s nails? Praise be to Allah. It is obligatory to wash all the parts of the body that are specified…
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impermeable substance, such as wax, on his hands or feet – what should he do in this
case? Also, does one have to repeat wudoo’ if one cuts one’s nails?
Praise be to Allah.
It is obligatory to wash all the parts of the body that are specified
for washing in wudoo’, in obedience to the words of Allaah (interpretation of the
meaning): “O you who believe! When you intend to offer al-salaat (the prayer),
wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the elbows…”
[al-Maa’idah 5:6], and following the example and teaching of the Prophet SAWS (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recorded in the saheeh ahaadeeth, which describe the
parts of the body to be washed in wudoo’. If, after praying, a person finds something
on these parts of his body that prevented water from reaching them, then he must remove it
and repeat his wudoo’ and prayer.
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.
