Fatwa ID: 08957
Answered by Maulana Abdool Taheer Hussein Tagaully
Question:
If someone can sit and stand normally, but they have a cut on their knee that only bleeds when they bend their leg, can they sit and pray salah?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
In the Hanafi madhhab, wudhu breaks when blood flows from the wound beyond its point of exit [1]. If the blood merely appears on the surface of the cut and does not flow, wudhu will not break. Therefore, even if a small amount of blood appears while changing postures, wudhu remains valid as long as it does not flow. However, if changing posture causes the blood to exit and flow, then wudhu will break, and the Salaah will also become invalid [2] [3].
Accordingly, if the blood flows only when standing, bending the knee, or going into sajdah, but it remains controlled when the person prays sitting, then it will be permissible for him to sit and pray with gestures. He should avoid the posture that causes the bleeding, keep the injured leg in a position that prevents the blood from flowing, and perform rukoo’ and sajdah by gestures [4].
In conclusion, if bending the knee causes flowing blood, the person may sit and pray with gestures. But if the blood only appears and does not flow, his wudhu does not break, and he should pray normally as far as he is able.
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Maulana Abdool Taheer Hussein Tagaully
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
«(وَمِنْهَا) 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.»
Fatawa Hindiyyah – Vol 1 – Pg 10 – Dar al-Fikr
[2]
«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»
Fatawa Hindiyyah – Vol 1 – Pg 10 – Dar al-Fikr
[3]
«أَقُولُ: وَعَلَيْهِ فَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ الْجُرْحِ الَّذِي يَنِزُّ دَائِمًا وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ قُوَّةُ السَّيَلَانِ وَلَكِنَّهُ إذَا تُرِكَ يَتَقَوَّى بِاجْتِمَاعِهِ وَيَسِيلُ عَنْ مَحَلِّهِ فَإِذَا نَشَّفَهُ أَوْ رَبَطَهُ بِخِرْقَةٍ وَصَارَ كُلَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ تَشَرَّبَتْهُ الْخِرْقَةُ يُنْظَرُ، إنْ كَانَ مَا تَشَرَّبَتْهُ الْخِرْقَةُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا بِحَيْثُ لَوْ تُرِكَ وَاجْتَمَعَ أَسَالَ بِنَفْسِهِ نَقَضَ، وَإِلَّا لَا، وَلَا يُجْمَعُ مَا فِي مَجْلِسٍ إلَى مَا فِي مَجْلِسٍ آخَرَ، وَفِي ذَلِكَ تَوْسِعَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ لِأَصْحَابِ الْقُرُوحِ وَلِصَاحِبِ كَيِّ الْحِمَّصَةِ، فَاغْتَنِمْ هَذِهِ الْفَائِدَةَ، وَكَأَنَّهُمْ قَاسُوهَا عَلَى الْقَيْءِ؛ وَلَمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَا اخْتِلَافُ سَبَبٍ تَعَيَّنَ اعْتِبَارُ الْمَجْلِسِ فَتَنَبَّهْ»
Hashiyah Ibn Abideen – Vol 1 – Pg 135 – Dar al-Fikr
[4]
«وإذا استمسك عذره بالقعود ويسيل بالقيام أو يستمسك بالإماء ويسيل بالسجود ترك القيام والسجود وصلى قاعدا وموميا»
Hashiyah al-Tahtawi ‘ala Maraqi al-Falah – Pg 435 – Dar al-kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah