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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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How to purify oneself from incontinence of urine

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Question : This questioner says: A woman is afflicted with a condition similar to urinary incontinence. When she prays 'Isha' and begins the tarawih prayer with the imam in the Sacred Mosque, she feels urine leaking, which happens to her many times. What should she do, given that she is unable to go to the restrooms?

Answer : Yes, this woman and others afflicted with such an illness—may Allah protect us and you, and heal our brothers whom Allah has tested with it—Ameen.
If she fears that this will fall on the mosque floor, it is not permissible for her to attend the mosque and defile it. However, if it is a small amount that does not exceed her clothing, her wudu' (ablution) is not invalidated, provided she is unable to prevent it and it has no specific time at which it stops.
Therefore, her wudu' (ablution) is not invalidated because there is hardship for her in this. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:
and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficultyوَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ
[Al-Hajj 22:78]
Accordingly, if this matter is minor, she cannot prevent it, and it has no specific time at which it stops, she remains and prays—completing the night prayer—and then leaves, and she owes nothing.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[14 من 24] كيف يتطهر من به سلس بول - الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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