Fatwa ID: 06537

Answered by: Alimah Zakiratul Hoque

Question:

If someone covers a wound with a bandaid/plaster Then apparently the blood has stopped. But a few hours later, he checks it and there is blood on the bandaid, what happens to the salah he performed with the bandaid on

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

When blood appears on the surface of a cut/wound, it does not break Wudhu. Wudhu only breaks when the blood flows/moves from the surface of the wound (Fatawa Hindiyya, Vol 1, Pg 12-13). When using a plaster, the blood that appeared likely transferred from the surface of the wound without spreading. Therefore, it would not break Wudhu. Also, if the blood had spread, a person likely would not know whether it occurred before or after Salaah, so this uncertainty will be disregarded to avoid difficulty.

Therefore, the Salaah will be valid and will not need to be repeated.

مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ غَيْرِ السَّبِيلَيْنِ وَيَسِيلُ إلَى مَا يَظْهَرُ مِنْ الدَّمِ وَالْقَيْحِ وَالصَّدِيدِ وَالْمَاءِ لِعِلَّةٍ وَحَدُّ السَّيَلَانِ أَنْ يَعْلُوَ فَيَنْحَدِرَ عَنْ رَأْسِ الْجُرْحِ. كَذَا فِي مُحِيطِ السَّرَخْسِيِّ وَهُوَ الْأَصَحُّ. كَذَا فِي النَّهْرِ الْفَائِقِ. الدَّمُ إذَا عَلَا عَلَى رَأْسِ الْجُرْحِ لَا يَنْقُضُ الْوُضُوءَ وَإِنْ أَخَذَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ رَأْسِ الْجُرْحِ. كَذَا فِي الظَّهِيرِيَّةِ وَالْفَتْوَى عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَا يُنْقَضُ وُضُوءُهُ فِي جِنْسِ هَذِهِ الْمَسَائِلِ. كَذَا فِي الْمُحِيطِ. الدَّمُ وَالْقَيْحُ وَالصَّدِيدُ وَمَاءُ الْجُرْحِ وَالنَّفَطَةِ وَالسُّرَّةِ وَالثَّدْيِ وَالْعَيْنِ وَالْأُذُنِ لِعِلَّةٍ سَوَاءٌ، عَلَى الْأَصَحِّ كَذَا فِي الزَّاهِدِيِّ.

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Zakiratul Hoque

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham