Ablution part 5

Things which invalidate Ablution

- Ablution becomes void on account of the following seven things: 

* Passing of urine. 

* Excretion. 

* Passing wind from the rear. 

* A sleep, deep enough to restrict sight and hearing. However, if the eyes do not see anything, but the ears can hear, Ablution does not become void. 

* Things on account of which a person loses his sensibility, like insanity, intoxication or unconsciousness. 

* Istihadha – which will be dealt with later. 

* Janabat, and, as a recommended precaution, every state which requires Ghusl.

Jabira Ablution

The splint with which a wound or a fractured bone is bandaged or held tight and the medication applied to a wound etc. is called jabira. 

- If there is a wound, or sore, or a fractured bone in the parts on which Ablution is performed, and if it is not bandaged, then one should perform Ablution in the usual manner, if the use of water is not harmful. 

- If there is an unbandage wound, sore, or broken bone in one's face or hands, and if the use of water is harmful for it, one should wash the parts adjoining the wound from above downwards, in the usual manner of Ablution. And it is better to pass wet hand on it, if it is not harmful to do so. Therefore, he should place a clean piece of cloth on it, and pass a wet hand over that cloth. But in the case of a fracture, tayammum must be performed. 

- If there is an unbandage wound, or sore or fractured bone on the front part of the head, or on the feet, and he cannot wipe it, because the wound has covered the entire part of wiping, or if he cannot wipe even the healthy parts, then it is necessary for him to do tayammum. 
And as a recommended precaution, he should also perform Ablution, keeping a piece of clean cloth on the wound etc. and wipe that cloth with the moisture of Ablution in his hands. 

- If the sore, or wound, or fractured bone is bandaged, and if it is possible to undo it, and if water is not harmful for it, one should untie it and then do Ablution, regardless of whether the wound etc. is on his face and hands, or on the front part of his head or on his feet. 

- If the wound, or sore, or the fractured bone which has been tied with a splint or a bandage is on the face or the hands of a person, and if undoing it and pouring water on it is harmful, he should wash the adjacent parts which is possible to wash, and then wipe the Jabira. 

- If it is not possible to untie the bandage of the wound, but the wound and the bandage on it are clean, and if it is possible to make water reach the wound without any harm, water should be made to reach the wound by pouring from above downward. And if the wound or its bandage is najis, but it is possible to wash it, and to make water reach the wound, then he should wash it and should make water reach the wound at the time of Ablution. And if water is not harmful for the wound, but it is not possible to make water reach it, or the wound is najis and cannot be washed, he should perform tayammum. 

- If the jabira covers some of the parts of Ablution, then Ablution prescribed for Jabira is enough. But if all the parts of Ablution are totally covered in Jabira, then, as a precaution, one should do tayammum, and also do Ablution as per rules of Jabira. 

- It is not necessary that jabira should be made of things which are permissible in Prayer. For example, if it is of silk, or even of the parts of an animal whose meat is haraam to eat, it is permissible to perform wiping on it. 

- If a person has jabira on his palm and fingers, and he passes a wet hand on it while performing Ablution, he can do the wiping of his head and feet with the same wetness. 

- If the jabira has covered the entire surface of the foot, but a part from the side of the fingers, and a part from the upper side of the foot is open, one should do wiping on the foot at the open places, and also on the surface of the jabira. 

- If a person has several jabiras on his face or hands, he should wash the places between them, and if the jabiras are on the head or on the feet, he should wipe the places between them. And as for the places where there are jabiras, he should act accordingly to the rules of jabira. 

- If the jabira has covered unusually more space than the size of the wound, and it is difficult to remove it, then one should perform tayammum, except when the jabira is at the places of tayammum itself, in which case, it is necessary that he should perform both Ablution and tayammum. 
And in both the cases, if it is possible to remove the jabira he should remove it. Then, if the wound is on the face and hands, he should wash its sides, and if they are on the head or the feet, he should wipe its corners. As for the wounds themselves, he will act according to the rules of jabira. 

- If there is no wound or fractured bone in the parts of Ablution, but the use of water is harmful for some other reason, one should perform tayammum. 

- If a person has got his vein opened on any one of the parts of Ablution, and he cannot wash it, he must perform tayammum. But if water is harmful for it, then he should act as rules of jabira. 

- If something is stuck on the part of Ablution or Ghusl, and it is not possible to remove it, or its removal involves unbearable pain, then one should perform tayammum. But, if the thing which is stuck is a medicine, then rules relating to jabira will be applied to it. 

- In all kinds of Ghusls, except the Ghusl of Mayyit, the jabira Ghusl is like jabira Ablution. However, in such cases one should resort to Ghusl-e-tartibi. If there is a wound, or a sore on the body, then a person has a choice between Ghusl and tayammum. If he decides to do Ghusl, and if there is no jabira on the place, the recommended precaution is that he should place a clean piece of cloth on unbandage wound, or sore, and wipe over that cloth.

However, if there is fractured bone in the body, he should do Ghusl and should, as a precautionary measure, also perform wiping on the jabira. And if it is not possible to wipe on the jabira, or if the fractured bone is not in splint, it is necessary for him to perform tayammum. 

- If the obligation of a person is to do tayammum, and if at some of the places of tayammum he has wound, sore, or fractured bone, he should perform jabira tayammum according to the rules of jabira Ablution. 

- If a person who has to pray with jabira Ablution or jabira Ghusl, knows that his excuse will not be removed till the end of time for Prayer, he can offer prayers in the prime time. But if he hopes that his excuse will be removed before the end of Prayer time, it is better for him to wait, and if his excuse is not removed by then, he should offer prayers with jabira Ablution or jabira Ghusl.

And if, however, he prayed in the prime time, and his excuse was removed before the end of Prayer time, the recommended precaution is he should do Ablution or Ghusl, and repeat the prayers. 

- If a person has to keep his eye lashes stuck together because of some eye disease, he should perform tayammum. 

- If a person cannot decide whether he should perform tayammum or jabira Ablution, the obligatory precaution is that he should perform both. 

- The prayers offered with jabira Ablution are valid, and that Ablution can be valid for later prayers also.