Question about passing gas and wudu

[Wolfn]

Salaams.

I have a question about passing gas and wudu. We all know that when one passes gas (farts/cuts the cheese/blows a stinker/etc), wudu is broken.

I know a convert who has seizures and stuff and I guess it causes intestinal problems, because he passes gas frequently (like every minute). He's actually missed prayers because he had to keep making wudu. Therefore, is it all right for him to make wudu and start prayer, but if he breaks wudu again, it's all-right because his body is messing up?

[Kasim2k7]

I think there is a little bit permission in a way. Best to ask a scholar on this.

[|zdihaar]

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

If you lose your wudoo’ when praying and you are certain because there is a sound or a smell, then you have to repeat your wudoo’ and your prayer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If any one of you breaks wind during prayer, let him stop and do wudoo’, then repeat the prayer.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 205; al-Tirnidhi, 1164, with a hasan isnaad). And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The prayer of any one of you will not be accepted if he breaks wind, until he has done wudoo’.” (Agreed upon; al-Bukhaari, 135; Muslim, 225)

But if this happens to you constantly, then you have to do wudoo’ for prayer when the time for prayer begins, then pray fard and naafil – before the time for that prayer ends – and it does not matter if you pass wind during that time, because this is the matter of necessity and the one who is continually breaking his wudoo’ is excused and does not have to do wudoo’ until the time for the next prayer begins. There is a great deal of evidence for that, including the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

“So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can”

[al-Taghaabun 64:16]
http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=26280&ln=eng


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