A man who performs ablution or ghusl and misses a spot on his body

Al-Ala bin Ziyad said: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the ritual bath (ghusl) for major ritual impurity (janabah). When he had finished the bath, he saw a dry patch on his shoulder. Then he took hold of his hair and moistened that part with it.

Al-Hasan said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man on whose foot a spot the size of a nail had been left dry. He said to him: "Perform your ablution well." Yunus said: Al-Hasan used to say about such a case that that spot is to be washed.

Ubayd bin Umayr said: Once Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a man whose foot had been left dry in one spot when he performed ablution. He said to him: "Will you pray with this ablution?" Then he ordered him to wash that dry spot and repeat the prayer.

Abu Qilabah said: Once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a man praying, but on his foot a spot the size of a nail was dry. He ordered him to repeat his ablution and his prayer.

Ibrahim al-Nakha'i said: Whatever places of ablution the water reaches become pure.

Ali bin Husayn said: When you are in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah), whatever part of your body the water reaches, that part becomes pure.

Khalid bin Abi Bakr said: Salim bin Abdullah was performing ablution one day when a small spot near his elbow was left dry. He was told about it, so he washed that spot as well.

Tawus was asked about a man who takes a bath (ghusl) and a spot of his body is left (unwashed). He said: He should wash that spot or wet it with water.

Something similar is reported from Ibrahim.

Abu Mijlaz said: He should wash that spot.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a man on whose foot a spot the size of a coin was left dry. He ordered him to repeat his ablution and his prayer.

Ibrahim said: He should wash only that spot.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), after taking the bath for major ritual impurity (ghusl al-janabah), saw a dry spot which the water had not reached. He took hold of his hair and wetted that spot with it.

Ata said: Only that spot is to be washed.