Does rheum around the eye prevent water from reaching the skin? And must rheum or what is under the fingernails be removed to repeat ablution and prayer? What is the ruling on finding flakes on the fingernail or nose after ablution? Is it permissible to adopt the view of Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the pardon of a small amount of what prevents water, and its estimation? Does this apply to ghusl? Must dense eyebrows, the area between the eyebrows, eyelashes, and a light mustache be rubbed with water? What is the ruling on washing the hands three times after sleep? Does not washing them invalidate ablution? Is washing them once sufficient? Must prayers performed with incomplete purification be repeated if the hands or other parts were not washed due to the belief that it was recommended?

Some jurists have made it obligatory to wash the inner corner of the eye (mouq al-'ayn) during ablution and to remove any secretions that prevent water from reaching it, such as rheum (ramad), which the Shafi'is describe as dirt that accumulates in the inner corner of the eye. As for what is found under the nails, if it is the size of a speck of dust, it is considered minimal and does not prevent water from reaching [the skin]. One may adopt the view of Sheikh al-Islam that a minimal barrier does not affect ghusl (ritual bath) or wudu (ablution), especially for someone afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswasah). It is not obligatory to run water through a thick eyebrow if the skin beneath it is not visible. As for the area between the eyebrows and under the mustache, water reaches it through washing and massaging. Washing the hands three times upon waking up is commendable (mustahabb) but not obligatory according to the majority of scholars. It is advisable to disregard waswasah.