What is the dispensation for an elderly man, one of whose eyes is blind and the other is diseased and pains him upon performing ablution (wudu), regarding tayammum or combining prayers?
The summarizes the obligation of washing the eye during ablution (Wudu'), stating that the eyelid (its cover) must be washed, but not the inner part of the eye. It then explains three scenarios for someone suffering from eye pain during Wudu': 1. If the pain can be avoided while washing the rest of the face: The affected person places a barrier over their eye to prevent water from reaching it, washes the rest of their face, and wipes over the barrier. 2. If the pain cannot be avoided except by omitting the washing of the entire face: The affected person performs Wudu' for the remaining limbs and performs (dry ablution) for washing the face, observing the correct order. 3. If the pain cannot be avoided except by completely abandoning the use of water: The affected person resorts to Tayammum for all limbs and prays.
The fatwa also clarifies that combining prayers for the aforementioned reason is not permissible as long as one is a resident (not traveling), unless it becomes difficult to perform the prayer at its prescribed time due to old age or illness, in which case it is permissible to combine prayers that share a time slot.
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