Does Waterproof Wart Cream Affect the Validity of Wudu and Ghusl?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

If the warts are causing you undue difficulty and/or pain, and the cream is needed to treat the warts, it is permissible to apply the cream (even if it is waterproof) and to merely pass water overtop of it when performing wudu or ghusl. [Tahtawi/Shurunbulali, Hashiyat Maraqi al-Falah]

If there is no undue difficulty, you must remove the cream (or use a non-waterproof cream) before washing the area in wudu of ghusl. [Ibid.]

Hope this helps
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[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.

There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.

Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.