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Making wudhu upon make up used to cover scarring due to mental disorder

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If one has a mental disorder that leads to physical scarring/deformity by way of self harm, 1) can makeup be used to cover the what gets messed up? 2) if makeup is allowed to cover the deformity/visibly messed up face for the purpose of looking normal and preventing more self esteem and mental health issues, then can wudu be made over the makeup? Ex: trichtillomania causes visible absence of hair including eyebrows or lashes or scalp, so if makeup is used to cover this to prevent further mental damage, it can become extremely difficult to make fresh wudu every prayer. Thus, can wudu be made over the makeup? Or perhaps even tayammum?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

May Allah Ta’ala grant you complete cure from your ailment. Ameen.

You can use makeup to cover the scarring or deformity. However, the makeup must be removed in order for wudhu to be valid.[1] You can re-apply the makeup immediately after making wudhu.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad

Student Darul Iftaa 

Azaadville, JHB, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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[1] [سورة المائدة: 6]

 يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ  

مراقي الفلاح بإمداد الفتاح شرح نور الإيضاح ونجاة الأرواح – (1 / 35)

 ( ولو انضمت الأصابع ) بحيث لا يصل الماء بنفسه إلى ما بينها ( أو طال الظفر فغطى الأنملة ) ومنع وصول الماء إلى ما تحته ( أو كان فيه ) يعني المحل المفروض غسله ( ما ) أي شيء ( يمنع الماء ) أن يصل إلى الجسد ( كعجين ) وشمع ورمص بخارج العين بتغميضها ( وجب ) أي افترض ( غسل ما تحته بعد إزالته المانع

مراقي الفلاح بإمداد الفتاح شرح نور الإيضاح ونجاة الأرواح – (1 / 33)

 ( وشرط صحته ) أي الوضوء ( ثلاثة )………. ( و ) الثالث ( زوال ما يمنع وصول الماء إلى الجسد ) لحرمة الحائل

نور الإيضاح – (1 / 17)

وشرط صحته ثلاثة عموم البشرة بالماء الطهور وانقطاع ما ينافيه من حيض ونفاس وحدث وزوال ما يمنع وصول الماء الى الجسد

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