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Assisting an old person to make istinja

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Q: What is the Shar’ee ruling regarding an old person who is unable to make Istinja properly due to old age?

Bismillaah

A: If he has a wife, she may assist him make Istinja. However, if he does not have a wife, then his son, brother or any other person may assist him to make Istinja. If they assist him to make Istinja, they should ensure that they do not look at his private parts nor touch it with their bare hands. They may pour the water for him and allow him to wash himself. If there is no one to assist him, then he should clean himself to the best of his ability. In this condition, Istinja and cleaning himself properly will not be compulsory upon him. However, he will not be absolved of performing Salaah. Hence, he should perform his Salaah even if he is not entirely clean.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

الرجل المريض إذا لم يكن له امرأة ولا أمة وله ابن أو أخ وهو لا يقدر على الوضوء فإنه يوضئه ابنه أو أخوه غير الاستنجاء فإنه لا يمس فرجه وسقط عنه الاستنجاء كذا في المحيط (الفتاوى الهندية 1/49)

وفي فوائد الشيخ الإمام الزاهد أبي حفص الكبير رحمه الله: أنه سئل عن رجل شلت يده اليسرى، ولا يقدر أن يستنجي بها كيف يستنجي بنفسه؟ قال: إن لم يجد من يصب الماء عليه والماء في الإناء لا يستنجي، وإن قدر على الماء الجاري استنجي بيمينه، وإن كانت يداه كلتاهما قد شلتا ولا يستطيع الوضوء والتيمم، قال: يمسح يده على الأرض يعني ذراعيه مع المرفقين ويمسح وجهه على الحائط ويجزىء ذلك عنه، ولا يدع الصلاة على كل حال. (المحيط البرهاني 1/172)

(فتاوى محمودية 8/95)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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