Purity: What Is the Wiping Ruling for Someone Unable to Remove Medical Shoes for Wudūʾ?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Purity: What Is the Wiping Ruling for Someone Unable to Remove Medical Shoes for Wudūʾ?
English:
Question #119
My feet are affected with paralysis and I walk with the help of medical shoes and crutches. It is not possible for me to take off the shoes for wuḍū’. Please explain my shar‘ī duty concerning the wiping of the feet.
Answer #119
If removing the shoes for wiping the feet is so difficult for you, wiping over the shoes is sufficient and valid.