The wiping is a sunnah which has come to us from the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and it is better for the one wearing them to wipe over them, rather than taking them off to wash his feet. That he be in a state of purity when he wore them. And the evidence for this is his sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam saying to Mughirah, "Leave them, for indeed my feet were in a state of purity when I wore them." I do not know if this narration is authentic or not. And I have mentioned before this that 'Ali bin Abi Talib is from those that narrated the hadith of wiping from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam and he narrated it after his death, and he explained that the Messenger set it's time limits, and this indicates that this ruling is established to exist after the death of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam according to him, and it is not possible to abrogate anything after the death of the Messenger. Are the rulings for wiping the same for women as for men? Or is there a difference?

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Are there conditions for wiping over the bandage? Meaning if the need for it was no longer present? There are some weak ahadith pertaining to this which some of the People of Knowledge used saying that all of them taken together raise them to a level that can be considered a proof. And from the People of Knowledge are those that say that they cannot be depended upon due to their weakness, and then they differ amongst themselves - some say that the person leave washing the place of the bandage because he is incapable of washing it, and others say that he should perform tayammum and not wipe over it.That it be uncovered and washing it will not harm him, then in this state washing the area is obligatory.

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Wiping must not exceed the period of one full day and night in the case of a resident and three days and nights for a traveler. Clearly when it is not difficult to remove the fez then it is not permissible to wipe over it because in some aspects it resembles the skullcap, and the principle is the obligation of wiping over the head until it is made clear to man that this is from those that are permissible to wipe over. Wiping Over a Bandage / Splint What is the ruling of wiping over the bandage, and what things are included in it's meaning, and what is the evidence of it's legislation from the Book and Sunnah? There is a difference of opinion over this. So from the People of Knowledge are those that opine that if one were to wipe over one of the two k huff, be it the upper or the lower then the ruling remains with that and the wiping does not move to the second.In this state the answer is based upon what is certain, so if he is doubtful if he started wiping for dhuhur or 'asr prayers, then he should make his starting period 'asr because the basic principle is the absence of wiping. And the evidence for this is the rule that the principle remains upon what it is and that the basic principle in this case is the absence of wiping.