1. Is wearing gloves while cleaning one's father considered an act of disgruntlement for which God might punish one? 2. Does ritual purity (tahara) become void merely by seeing the father's nakedness without touching it, and is ablution (wudu) required when touching the male organ to adjust a catheter for reading the Quran or performing a supererogatory (nafila) prayer? 3. Is it permissible to forgo congregational prayer in the mosque and suffice with praying with one's father at home due to the difficulty of transporting him to the mosque? 4. Is it permissible to perform the Asr prayer early or combine it with Dhuhr for a sick father, and is it permissible to go to the mosque to perform the Asr prayer in this situation? 5. Is removing feces from the father's anus with a finger considered a hardship (haraj), and is not settling debts due to caring for the father considered wrongfully devouring people's property? 6. Is it permissible to dedicate the reward of completing a Quran recitation to one's parents, or is supplicating for them sufficient?
You did well in using gloves when cleaning your father from impurities, because touching the 'awrah (private parts) is forbidden, and a barrier must be used. It is not permissible to look at the father's 'awrah except out of necessity, and it should be handled from behind a barrier. Your ablution is not invalidated by looking at the 'awrah, but touching the penis or anus without a barrier invalidates ablution according to many scholars. Prayer is obligatory upon your father as long as he is conscious, and you must pray in congregation at the mosque if there is someone to care for your father. You are permitted to miss congregational prayer if your father is unusually distressed by your absence. Do not miss Jumu'ah prayer if there is someone to care for your father; otherwise, you are excused. It is permissible for a sick person to combine prayers to alleviate hardship. There is no harm in using your finger to remove what is in your father's anus when necessary, provided it is with a barrier. You must fulfill your duties and not neglect them. Dedicating the reward of recitation to your parents is a matter of difference of opinion; it is better to suffice with supplicating for them, and it is hoped that they will receive the reward of your recitation for encouraging you to memorize the Quran.
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