Question: Is the hadith about wiping over the bandage authentic? If not, what does a person with a bandage do (during wudoo')?

Response: The hadeeth of the bandage is not authentic, as far as I know. As long as that is the case, the person follows the commandments of Allaah as much as possible. Hence, if someone has a bandage o�n a wound, he washes as many limbs as possible which are required in wudoo'; apart from that, he is excused, just as someone with an amputated limb cannot wash all the required limbs. Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear. However, if the hadeeth is authentic, then the bandage must be wiped.

Shaikh Muhammad Naasir ad-Deen al-Albaani