THE FIQH DEPARTMENT

In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.
Although every Fiqh opinion is based on evidence, often times, the scholars differ in their views. This room for differences is a mercy from Allah, and as long as there is evidence to support an opinion, then we must respect scholars' views, even if we may not always agree.
The Prophet (SAW) said:
"Whoever performs Ijtihad and errs will receive one reward. Whoever performs Ijtihad and arrives at the correct answer gets double the reward"
(Bukhari) 
Sensing the Discharging of Urine During the Prayer PDF Print E-mail
Fiqh: Islamic Jurisprudence - Taharah: Cleanliness
Written by Ibn Taymiyyah   

Question:

Concerning the one who makes wudhoo and stands to pray, however he senses a drop (of urine) whilst in the prayer; does that make his prayer void or not?

Answer:
The mere sensing does not invalidate the wudhoo; nor is it permissible for him to depart from the obligatory prayer due to merely doubting. For it has been established from the Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) that he was asked about a man who discovers something whilst in prayer so he said:

((He should not depart until he hears a sound or finds a smell))*

As for if he is sure of the discharge of urine at the tip of the penis then his wudhoo has become invalidated – and upon him is to make istinjaa .

Except if he has the incontinence of urine in which case his prayer is not void due to that - for as long as he does as he has been commanded. And Allaah Knows best.

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*Reported by Al-Bukhaaree in the book of Wudhoo number 137 and Muslim in the book of Menstruation number 361 and Aboo Dawood in the book of purification number 176.

 

Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

Majmoo' al-fataawaa Shaikh ul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah vol 21 pages 219-220 


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