مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٦١ - ABLUTIONS

should take wetness from his hand and wipe his (that mans) head and feet with that wetness.
٢٩٣. One should not obtain assistant in performing those acts of ablutions which one can perform oneself.
(xii) The twelfth condition is that there should be no legal objection to the use of water by the person concerned.
٢٩٤. If a person fears that as a consequence of performing ablutions he will fall ill, or that if he uses the water on performing ablutions no water will be leftwith him to drink, he should not perform ablutions. In case however, he is not aware that water is harmful to him and he performs ablutions, his ablutions will be in order,even if he comes to know later that water was harmful to him, but has not sustained as much harm as is unlawful according to religious law.
٢٩٥. If the small quantity of water with which the face and the hands can be washed is not harmful, but a quantity more that is harmful, one should performablutions with that small quantity of water.
(xiii)The thirteenth condition is that there should be no impediment in the way of water reaching the relevant parts of the body.
٢٩٦. If the person concerned is aware that something has stuck to the limbs on which ablutions is performed but is doubtful whether or not it prevents water fromreaching the relevant places he should remove that thing or make water reach under it.
٢٩٧. If there is dirt under the nail there is no harm in performing ablutions. However, if the nail is cut it is necessary to remove the dirt before performingablutions. Furthermore, if the nail is unusually long it is necessary that dirt should be removed from under that part which is longer than usual.
٢٩٨. If swelling takes place on the face or hands or front part of the head or the instep of a person because of being burnt