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Wiping over a wig
Is
it allowed to make ablution with a wig on by only rubbing over the
wig. I wear a wig and I like to keep my prayers. However it is difficult
to remove the wig make ablution on my real hair. According to Islam
is this allowed?
A.
Here we are not going to go into the question of whether a wig
is allowed in Islam or not. The question is: can we rub over
the wig instead of the hair. In Islam it is not allowed to rub over
a wig, either by a man or a woman. Here to rub (mash), means
the water does not penetrate an area which it is obligatory to wet.
According to the Shari`ah, the water must reach the scalp which
a wig would prevent. Therefore it is not permitted. Similarily,
it is not allowed to rub over socks, unless the socks are
very thick and impermeable; because that is the requirement for
rubbing over khuffs--the ankle-length leather socks which
the Prophet (s) permitted for rubbing over. If the water reaches
the feet by rubbing over socks, then the ablution is invalid, at
which point the person must remove the socks and wash his or her
feet.
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