Does Dead Skin Prevent the Validity of Wudu?

Question:

Salaam. Does dead skin that can be rubbed off of the body affect wudhu or ghusl?

Answer:

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

Assalam’aleykum, I pray this finds you in the best of states.

Jazakum Allah khayr for your question!

No, dead skin does not prevent the validity of wudu because dead skin is not a real physical barrier that would prevent the water to reach the skin.

Examples of real physical barriers that would prevent the validity of wudu are wax or grease. Rheum that dries and gathers as a crust in the corners of the eyes is also an example of a real barrier preventing the validity of wudu. [Maraqi Al-Falah]

And Allah knows best.

May  Allah Most High grant you the best of this world and the next. Please keep us in your du’as!

Wassalam

[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi