Question: What is the judgement regarding removing impediments from between the teeth during the ritual ablution and the ritual bath (
ghusl)? What should one do when he finds an impediment between his teeth after having completed the ritual ablution or ritual bath?
Fatwa:
It is obligatory to remove the impediment whether in the ritual ablution or the ritual bath. Such is the case even moreso for the ritual washing from major ritual impurity (al-janaaba). If it is possible to remove it, one does so to the extent of one’s possibility. If one cannot remove it without bleeding, it is unnecessary to remove it.
--answered by Sayyid Allama Muhammad bin Abdul-Azeem al-Houthi
الجواب: الواجب إزالة الخلالة سواء في الوضوء أو الغسل وفي الغسل من الجنابة أشد فإذا كانت متمكنة أزالها حسب الإمكان فإذا لم تخرج إلا بخروج دم فلا يلزمه.
Question: If one sees the impediment after the ritual ablution, does one repeat the ritual ablution?
Fatwa:
It isn’t necessary to repeat the ritual ablution.
--answered by Sayyid Allama Muhammad bin Abdul-Azeem al-Houthi
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لجواب: لا يلزمه إعادة الوضوء
