Ghusl (ritual washing) with a Bandaged Finger

Question

Is it permissible to perform ghusl (ritual washing) with a bandaged finger due to an injury?

Answer 1

Peace be upon you.

Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah protect him):

- If the bandage is not excessive, you should perform ghusl by washing your body and when you reach the bandage, you can wipe over it.

- If the bandage is excessive and cannot be removed to wash the area underneath, you should wipe over it, and it is obligatory to also perform tayammum (dry ablution) as a precaution.

Source: Fiqh al-Wali: Rulings on Wudu with a Bandage + Educational Message, Purity, Wudu (4) + Ghusl (1) + Tahrir al-Wasila, Wudu with a Bandage, M 4

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Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect him):

- If the impediment is a fracture, and if the fracture site is exposed, tayammum is required. If it is bandaged, you must perform ghusl while wiping over the bandage. If you cannot wipe over it, tayammum is required unless the bandage is in its proper place; otherwise, it is obligatory to combine ghusl with washing the remaining body and tayammum.

- If part of the healthy limb (not fractured) is under the bandage, and if it is within the normal amount, you can wipe over it. If it exceeds the normal amount, you must lift the excess and wash the healthy area underneath. If you cannot lift it (the excess) or if doing so would cause hardship or harm to the healthy area, then ghusl is waived and tayammum is required if the bandage is not in its proper place; otherwise, it is obligatory to combine it with wudu as a precaution. If lifting and washing the healthy area or wiping it would cause harm to the injured area itself, then the ruling is to perform ghusl while wiping over the bandage.

Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Rulings on Bandages, M 106 + 111

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