مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٦٠ - ABLUTIONS
ablutions is not performed in this order it will be void.
(x) The tenth condition is that the person performing ablutions should
perform its acts consecutively (coming one after the other without
delay).
٢٨٩. If there is so much gap between the acts of
ablutions that when the person concerned wishes to wash or wipe a place
the wetness of the place already washed orwiped by him has dried up,
his ablutions will be void. But if only the wetness of the place
preceding the place which he wants to wash or wipe has dried up e.g.
when he wantsto wash the left hand the wetness of the right hand has
dried up but his face is still wet his ablutions will be in order.
٢٩٠. If a person performs the acts of ablutions
consecutively but the wetness of the previous places dries up owing to
hot weather or excessive heat of the body orany other similar cause his
ablutions is in order.
٢٩١. There is no harm in walking while
performing ablutions. Hence, if after washing his face and hands a
person walks a few steps and then wipes his head and feethis ablutions
is valid.
(xi) The eleventh condition is that the person performing ablutions
should wash his hands and face and wipe his head and feet personally.
Hence, if some other person makeshim perform ablutions, or helps him in
throwing water on his face, or hands, or in wiping his head, or feet,
his ablutions is void.
٢٩٢. If a person cannot perform ablutions
himself he should appoint some one as his assistant who should make him
perform his ablutions. And if that person demandswages he should pay him
the same provided that he can make payment, and in the light of his
circumstances such payment is not harmful for him. However, he should
make theintention of ablutions himself and should perform wiping with
his own hand. And if he cannot do so his assistant should hold his hand
and draw it at the place of wiping. Andif it is not possible to do even
that the assistant