What is the ruling regarding purification for a wound without a bandage (Isabah)?
Chapter on Tayammum
Al-Mughni
Book of Purification
Primary text
If a wound lacks a bandage, the sound skin must be washed, and ablution by dry earth (Tayammum) must be performed for the wound itself. This ruling applies when no covering is present on the injury.
Supporting text
A specific ruling from Hanbal, narrated from Ahmad, states that for a wounded person or one with a severe skin affliction (Majdhoor) where harm is feared, one may wipe over the site of the wound and wash the area surrounding it, assuming no bandage is present.