On Those Who Omit Wudu or Part of it, or Doubts in Its Completion

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 15
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 15

On Those Who Omit Wudu or Part of it, or Doubts in Its Completion

وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَبْقَى مِنْ وَجْهِهِ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ مَوْضِعٌ لَمْ يُصِبْهُ اَلْمَاءُ فَقَالَ «يُجْزِيهِ أَنْ يَبُلَّهُ مِنْ بَعْضِ جَسَدِهِ.
Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام was asked about a man who, while performing wudu, misses a small area on his face that the water does not reach. Imam عليه السلام said: "It suffices for him to moisten it with water from another part of his body."
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