Purity: What Are the Rulings on Artificial Nails in Wudūʾ, Ghusl, and Prayer?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Purity: What Are the Rulings on Artificial Nails in Wudūʾ, Ghusl, and Prayer?
English:
Question #125
a) For a person, who does not need to implant nails and will not remove artificial nails during wuḍū’ or ghusl due to the impossibility, harm, or great difficulty, is it permissible to implant artificial nails?
b) What is the duty of a person who has implanted artificial nails without being necessary regarding wuḍū’, ghusl and prayer?
Answer #125
a) It is not permissible to implant nails in the given case.
b) If it is possible to remove the artificial nail, wuḍū’ or ghusl with it is invalid; and as a result, the prayer is also invalid. If it is not possible to remove the artificial nail before end of prayer’s time or it entails unbearable hardship, in addition to making jabīrah wuḍū’ or ghusl one must make tayammum and after removing the nails, by obligatory caution, make up for the prayers as qaḍā as well.