Fatwa ID: 06346

Answered by: Muftiyah Sumeyye Sofu

Question:

I recently got nose surgery. My bandages have been taken off now but there is still swelling and it’s fresh. I was wondering how do I make ablution when water cannot go inside my nose just yet?

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

Answer:

Washing the nose is not a fardh action of wudhu. It is sunnah.¹

Do not wash it until you get better.

Only Allah knows best

Written by Muftiyah Sumeyye Sofu

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

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