A person with a bandage on their feet is seeking guidance on how to perform ghusl (ritual washing) and whether they need to combine wudu (ablution) with tayammum (dry ablution) due to the bandage being more than just a covering for a wound.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Ayatollah al-Uzma Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
It appears from the question that the bandage was placed due to a wound. Therefore, regarding the ghusl, you have the option of either tayammum or ghusl. However, if the bandage is more than what is customary, you must perform tayammum.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Rules of Bandages, Articles 106 + 111
Ayatollah al-Uzma Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
If the bandage is not more than what is customary, you must perform ghusl by washing your body and wiping over the bandage when you reach it. You can also sit while performing ghusl so that water does not reach your feet, or you can wrap the bandage in plastic or something similar to prevent water from reaching it.
If the bandage is more than what is customary, you must wipe over it, and it is obligatory to also perform tayammum as a precaution.
Source: Fiqh al-Wali: Rules of Wudu with a Bandage + Educational Message, Purity, Wudu (4) + Ghusl (1) + Tahrir al-Wasila, Wudu with a Bandage, Article 4
May you be successful in all good.