Wearing short trousers under the thobe for one suffering from urinary incontinence
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Fatwa number ( 16999 )
Q: A man suffering from urinary incontinence wants to perform Hajj and 'Umrah. Is it permissible for him to wear short trousers under his thobe to prevent the spread of urine and to keep his thobe pure, given the difficulty of constantly washing it, especially during the period of Hajj?
A : If a person in a state of ihram needs to wear short trousers because he is suffering from incontinence to prevent urine from dripping onto his body and clothes, there is no harm in doing so. He must pay an expiation, choosing between feeding six poor people, giving each poor person half a sa' of food, or fasting for three days, or slaughtering a sheep to be distributed to the poor, by analogy with shaving the head when one needs to shave it while in a state of ihram. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:196] ,
and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that by what we have mentioned. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: A man suffering from urinary incontinence wants to perform Hajj and 'Umrah. Is it permissible for him to wear short trousers under his thobe to prevent the spread of urine and to keep his thobe pure, given the difficulty of constantly washing it, especially during the period of Hajj?
A : If a person in a state of ihram needs to wear short trousers because he is suffering from incontinence to prevent urine from dripping onto his body and clothes, there is no harm in doing so. He must pay an expiation, choosing between feeding six poor people, giving each poor person half a sa' of food, or fasting for three days, or slaughtering a sheep to be distributed to the poor, by analogy with shaving the head when one needs to shave it while in a state of ihram. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter. And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity or sacrifice.
وَلاَ تَحْلِقُوا رُءُوسَكُمْ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْهَدْيُ مَحِلَّهُ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ بِهِ أَذًى مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَفِدْيَةٌ مِنْ صِيَامٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ نُسُكٍand the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that by what we have mentioned. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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