Wiping Hands Outside the Bathroom
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Question
Hello, 1. If a person was in the bathroom and washed their hands there, will their hands be clean for prayer, blessing, and Torah study if they wipe them only outside the bathroom? 2. Is this preferable?
Answer
Hello,
For anything that requires washing with a vessel, wiping with a vessel is not effective.
However, for something that does not require a vessel, such as after leaving the bathroom, it is effective if wiped outside.
However, this is not preferable, as the opinion of the Chazon Ish is that it is not effective.
Source
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Ovadia Fried, shlita
Chazon Ish (Siman 17, Se'if Katan 4 and Se'if Katan 11).