When Does Ailing-Eye Discharge Affect the Validity of Wudu?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

If fluid from an ailing eye is impure only when it overflows, would wiping or removing it with a tissue before it accumulates to the point of overflowing make it impure?

Answer

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

I hope you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.

If fluid comes out of one’s ailing eyes, regardless of whether it overflows or not, it will invalidate wudu.

If liquid water comes out of one’s eyes due to an infection, sore, or wound, that will invalidate the wudu. However, if a watery liquid comes out of one’s eyes due to discomfort from dirt or an eyelash, etc., that will not invalidate the wudu. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
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Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received a traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.