15th June 2020
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Question: A lady needs to wear (medical) compression socks due to a medical illness, she has to keep them on at all times apart from the night time. If she has performed wudu before wearing them, can she do masah over them?
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Answer:
Thank you for your question. In reference to your query compression stockings are worn to apply pressure to the legs to enable blood circulation from the legs to the heart. They help with swelling, blood clots etc.[1] Based on the information we received, compression socks can be worn and removed as long as they are worn for the most part of the day to help in recovery. Removing them for 5-10 mins during the day for wudhu is not severely detrimental. It is, therefore, necessary to remove them at the time of wudhu as use of water is not harmful to a person wearing compression socks.[2]
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Written by: Apa Sajeda Reviewed by: Mufti Abdul Waheed
Attested by: Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam
JKN Fatawa Department
[1] https://www.healthline.com/health/compression-socks-benefits#benefits
[2] [2] Kasani, Badaa’I as Sanaa’I, kitab at taharah, bab al mash, vol 1, page 13
مَطْلَبُ شَرْطِ جَوَازِ الْمَسْحِ (وَأَمَّا) شَرَائِطُ جَوَازِهِ فَهُوَ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْغَسْلُ مِمَّا يَضُرُّ بِالْعُضْوِ الْمُنْكَسِرِ وَالْجُرْحِ وَالْقُرْحِ، أَوْ لَا يَضُرُّهُ الْغَسْلُ لَكِنَّهُ يُخَافُ الضَّرَرَ مِنْ جِهَةٍ أُخْرَى بِنَزْعِ الْجَبَائِرِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا يَضُرُّهُ، وَلَا يُخَافُ لَا يَجُوزُ، وَلَا يَسْقُطُ الْغَسْلُ؛ لِأَنَّ الْمَسْحَ لِمَكَانِ الْعُذْرِ، وَلَا عُذْرَ ثُمَّ إذَا مَسَحَ عَلَى الْجَبَائِرِ، وَالْخِرَقِ الَّتِي فَوْقَ الْجِرَاحَةِ جَازَ لِمَا قُلْنَا
Ibn Nujaym, Bahr al Raiq, kitab al Taharah, vol 1, page 195-196
لِأَنَّ الْمَسْحَ عَلَى الْجَبِيرَةِ كَالْغَسْلِ لِمَا تَحْتَهَا وَوَظِيفَةُ هَذَا الْعُضْوِ الْغَسْلُ عِنْدَ الْإِمْكَانِ وَالْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْجَبِيرَةِ عِنْدَ عَدَمِهِ كَالتَّيَمُّمِ
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وَقَدْ ذَكَرَ الشَّيْخُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الرَّازِيّ تَفْصِيلًا عَلَى قَوْلِ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ فَقَالَ إنْ كَانَ مَا تَحْتَ الْجَبِيرَةِ لَوْ ظَهَرَ أَمْكَنَ غَسْلُهُ فَالْمَسْحُ وَاجِبٌ بِالْأَصْلِ لِيَتَعَلَّقَ بِمَا قَامَ مَقَامُهُ كَمَسْحِ الْخُفِّ