Fatwa ID: 07510

Answered by Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar

Question:

So I did my wudu and made sure to wash the inner corner of my eyes. I know that there was nothing in the inner corners as I had also washed them beforehand but it wasn’t until after I had finished and I put my prayer clothes on, I looked into the mirror and found a slight secretion in the corner of my left eye. It was a little liquid form. Does this cause a barrier in the wudu? I did wash the inner corner of my eyes and I had still found that after wudu, my inner corners were indeed wet. 

I didn’t redo my wudu as I understand it was only a small amount but I’m not sure if this will invalidate the wudu altogether.

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

Answer:

Washing the corners of the eyes is necessary for Wudhu to be valid. You mentioned in your question that you made sure that part was wet and therefore, your Wudhu will be valid even if there was a little secretion because most likely the water was able to penetrate that secretion or move around it. In the case that something isn’t permeable by water, it is necessary to remove it before performing wudhu. 

References:

اللباب في شرح الكتاب ١/‏١٤

(وسنة الغسل: أن يبتدئ المغتسل) أي: مريد الإغتسال (فيغسل) أولًا (يديه) إلى الرسغين، كما تقدم في الوضوء (وفرجه) وإن لم يكن به خبث (ويزيل نجاسة) وفي بعض النسخ (النجاسة) بالتعريف، والأولى أولى (إن كانت على بدنه) لئلا تشيع (ثم يتوضأ

بداية المبتدي ١/‏٤

وسننه أَن يبْدَأ المغتسل فَيغسل يَدَيْهِ وفرجه ويزيل نَجَاسَة إِن كَانَت على بدنه ثمَّ يتَوَضَّأ وضوءه للصَّلَاة إِلَّا رجلَيْهِ ثمَّ يفِيض المَاء على رَأسه وَسَائِر جسده ثَلَاثًا ثمَّ يتَنَحَّى عَن ذَلِك الْمَكَان فَيغسل رجلَيْهِ وَلَيْسَ على الْمَرْأَة أَن تنقض ضفائرها فِي الْغسْل إِذا بلغ المَاء أصُول الشّعْر

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham