A piece of skin peeling off after wudhu

· 19 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If after washing the face for the 3rd time in wudhu, a beard hair fall out, should that place be washed again? Or if one washed his arm three times and thereafter a piece of skin on his arm peeled off, should the 'new' skin be washed again?

Answer

He will not have to wash it again.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(ولا يعاد الوضوء) بل ولا بل المحل (بحلق رأسه ولحيته كما لا يعاد) الغسل للمحل ولا الوضوء (بحلق شاربه وحاجبه وقلم ظفره) وكشط جلده (الدر المختار 1/101)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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