Jabirah (splint or cast)
*Jabirah* is a splint or cast: a firm covering placed over an injured part of the body.
What it means for me: The answers here meet the word when wudu must be done with an injured limb. One answer says not wiping over the jabirah invalidates ablution, according to most scholars. Wiping over a covering is called *mash*.
Example: A man breaks his forearm and leaves the clinic in a cast. Before the next prayer he wonders how wudu works with it on. He looks for the right word to search.
Do not confuse with: A medical bandage or a medical sock. Neither is a splint, but two answers give each one the splint ruling in a stated case. Take a medical bandage where harm or hardship is feared from removing it. One answer says it takes the ruling of the jabirah. It adds that you may wipe over it and wash the rest of the exposed part of the limb. Then there is the medical sock. Another says if removing it would harm the patient or delay healing, it takes the splint ruling. It adds that it is wiped over in full.
Where it appears in rulings: The three answers above are the ones this entry draws on. It reports them and adds no ruling of its own. For your own injury, ask a mufti.
See the term in context
What is the ruling on wiping over medical socks, and do they take the ruling of leather socks (khuff) or a splint (jabirah)? What is their ruling in cases of extreme hardship? Is it permissible to combine the rulings of both khuff and jabirah on them? And what is the ruling for a disabled person who cannot find anyone to help them with wudu (ablution)?
It is permissible to wipe over the leather socks (khuffayn) and regular socks (jawrabayn) for both residents and travelers. It is not a condition to wipe with the hand directly; rather, it is permissible with a wet…
Should prayers be repeated after removing a cast that was placed on a limb under which there was an impurity, such as blood, if the person performing ablution had performed it with the cast in accordance with its rulings, and should it be with the intention of making up for them?
If blood or pus is under a splint and does not spread beyond it, it is excused, and there is no need to repeat the prayer. It is permissible to wipe over the splint, and the prayer is valid. However, if the blood or pus…
Is it permissible for someone whose foot is in a cast to perform ablution by wiping over their toes without wiping over the cast itself?
The fingers must be washed, not just wiped. The splint that covers what must be washed during ablution (wudu') must be wiped. Not wiping the splint invalidates ablution according to the majority of scholars. Since the…
Questions that use it
How can I purify myself from major ritual impurity (janabah) while having a cast on my foot that prevents me from washing my entire body, for fear of damaging it or worsening the injury?
When does wiping over a splint become invalid?
Is my prayer valid, and am I obligated to make up 21 days of prayers, because I used to perform ablution while having a splint on my hand, and I did not perform Tayammum?