Purity: Ruling on Removing Obstacles Preventing Water from Reaching the Face in Wuḍūʾ

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Ruling 238

If a person deems it probable that there is dirt or something else in his eyebrows or in the corners of his eyes or lips which would prevent water from reaching those areas, in the event that his deeming this probable would be considered by people to be reasonable, he must examine this before performing wuḍūʾ, and if there really is such an obstacle, he must remove it.

-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Purification (Taharah)