How Can I Deal with Excessive Wind During the Prayer?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi
Question
I struggle with gas issues that sometimes require me to repeat wudu multiple times for a single prayer, while other times, I don’t need to repeat it at all. The gas usually comes from the back but occasionally from the front, and I’m unsure if I need to distinguish between them.
Should I consider myself da’im al-hadath since it is not constant? I also get stressed about whether I need to repeat my prayer when I pass gas, especially with Taraweeh coming up. How should I approach this?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
I pray this finds you in the best of states.
To determine if you are an excused person, this is how you should approach this issue: The Fiqh of Chronic Excuses and Ablution
But don’t fall prey to misgivings. If you doubt the reality of your winds, you should ignore them. Please read this answer carefully: Key Principles Relating to Certainty, Doubt, and Baseless Misgivings (waswasa).
Allah, Most High, says:
“Allah desires ease for you; He does not desire difficulty for you.” [Quran, 2:185]
And Allah knows best.
Wassalam
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching for ways to learn Islam reliably and was disappointed at the answers he found locally.
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