Bandages and Wounds

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع‌[2] عَنِ الْكَسِيرِ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَبَائِرُ[3] أَوْ تَكُونُ بِهِ الْجِرَاحَةُ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ بِالْوُضُوءِ وَ عِنْدَ غُسْلِ الْجَنَابَةِ وَ غُسْلِ الْجُمُعَةِ قَالَ يَغْسِلُ مَا وَصَلَ إِلَيْهِ الْغُسْلُ‌[4] مِمَّا ظَهَرَ مِمَّا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ الْجَبَائِرُ وَ يَدَعُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِمَّا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ غَسْلَهُ وَ لَا يَنْزِعُ الْجَبَائِرَ وَ لَا يَعْبَثُ بِجِرَاحَتِهِ.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Rida (a.s.), about how to go about for Wudu’ on a broken part (to be washed or wiped for Wudu’) with bandage or a wound on them, or when taking a Ghusl (bath) due to sexual relation or Friday Ghusl (bath). He (the Imam) said, ‘One must wash the parts that are not covered by the bandage a

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْجُرْحِ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ بِهِ صَاحِبُهُ قَالَ يَغْسِلُ مَا حَوْلَهُ.

‘He must wash the area around it.’”

إِنْ كَانَ يُؤْذِيهِ الْمَاءُ فَلْيَمْسَحْ عَلَى الْخِرْقَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَا يُؤْذِيهِ الْمَاءُ فَلْيَنْزِعِ الْخِرْقَةَ ثُمَّ لْيَغْسِلْهَا قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْجُرْحِ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِهِ فِي غَسْلِهِ قَالَ اغْسِلْ مَا حَوْلَهُ‌[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about a man in whose forearm there is a wound or such part to wash or wipe for Wudu’ which is bandaged with a piece of fabric, he takes Wudu’ and wipes on it when taking Wudu’. He (the Imam) said, ‘If water hurts him he must wipe over the fabric, but if water does not hurt, he must rem

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَثَرْتُ فَانْقَطَعَ ظُفُرِي فَجَعَلْتُ عَلَى إِصْبَعِي مَرَارَةً فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِالْوُضُوءِ قَالَ يُعْرَفُ هَذَا وَ أَشْبَاهُهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- ما جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ‌[2] امْسَحْ عَلَيْهِ.

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I slipped and my toe nail suffered a cut. I have placed a bitter ointment on my toe. How should I take Wudu’?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘This and such matters are learned from the book of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, which says, “Allah has not sanctioned anything in religion w