Purity: Can One Wipe Over Artificial Hair in Wudūʾ if Removal Is Difficult?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Purity: Can One Wipe Over Artificial Hair in Wudūʾ if Removal Is Difficult?
English:
Question #100
A person wears artificial hair on his head and it is difficult for him not to wear it, is it permissible for him to wipe over it in wuḍū’?
Answer #100
If the artificial hair is in the form of a wig, it would be obligatory to remove it and do wiping. But if the artificial hair is implanted in the skin and its removal would entail unbearable loss or hardship and one cannot make water reaches the scalp, it would be valid to do wiping over it. However, by caution they do tayammum as well.