Does an Internal Stomach Sound Invalidate a Wudu?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
I was praying when I heard a sound, not from outside but from inside my stomach, but I had misgivings that I had broken my wudu, but I continued praying. What should I do, and was my prayer valid?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health.
The sound that you heard was from inside your stomach. It was not the discharge of wind. So, your prayer is valid. Rest assured, no need to worry. [‘Ala’ al-din Ibn ‘Abidin, al-Hadiyya al-‘Ala’iyya]
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May Allah Most High give you ease and relief from intrusive thoughts, doubts, and misgivings. Amin.
I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
