Question
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
If someone remembers that he forgot to wash part of a limb during wudu (for example, the elbow) and wash it several minutes afterwards (washing only that part, i.e. without re-starting the entire process of wudu), is his wudu valid?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Whilst performing wudhu, if one forgets to wash a limb, he may wash that limb when he remembers.
The wudhu will be valid. One does not have to repeat the entire wudhu again. [1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad I.V Patel
Checked and Approved by
Mufti Nabeel Valli
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia
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