Am I Considered Excused (Ma‘dhur) If I Frequently Pass Small Amounts of Gas Unpredictably?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question
Am I considered excused (ma‘dhur) if I frequently pass small amounts of gas unpredictably? Can I pray in the mosque despite this condition?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
You are not considered legally excused (ma‘dhur) for mere frequent flatulence.
One is considered to have a chronic excuse (ma‘dhur) only if the issue that does not allow them to retain or make wudu, lasts for an entire prayer time, such that there is not enough of a gap of time to perform a valid wudu and prayer. [Maydani, al-Lubab fi Sharh al-Kitab]
If this is the case that you are dealing with, then you are indeed excused. [Ibid.]
Note that the wind itself is pure despite its exiting breaking the wudu. So, having uncontrollable flatulence does not prevent you from entering the mosque. You would only be prevented from entering the mosque if you suffered from a condition that may lead to impurities coming in contact with the mosque. [Ibid.]
Related
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Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch teaches Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he completed four years at the Darul Uloom Seminary in New York, where he studied Arabic and the traditional sciences.
He then traveled to Tarim, Yemen, where he studied for three years in Dar al-Mustafa under some of the most outstanding scholars of our time, including Habib Umar Bin Hafiz, Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf, and Shaykh Umar al-Khatib.
In Tarim, Shaykh Yusuf completed the memorization of the Quran and studied beliefs, legal methodology, hadith methodology, Quranic exegesis, Islamic history, and several texts on spirituality. He joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.
