Is one who has gas causing gurgling excused from the congregational prayer?
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 14618 )
Q1: I am suffering from intestinal gas in my stomach, accompanied by gurgling and audible sounds on a continuous basis, for more than ten years. My forehead breaks out in sweat in the winter due to the distress I feel when I am mixed in with others. I do not feel at ease in my prayer when this happens to me. I have made efforts to seek treatment, but to no avail, and I am still suffering. Is it permissible for me to pray at home if I feel this? Is it permissible for me to touch the mushaf to read from it and memorize it, directly or with a barrier? Knowing that I cannot maintain ritual purity all day because of the passing of wind from me. If I want to sleep, is it obligatory for me to perform wudu' given the situation I described, or not? I ask for a clear answer to the above. May Allah gather us and you in the highest level of Paradise. Amen.
Vol. 1: Congregational prayer is obligatory for you, even if you have gas in your stomach. If no wind comes out of you, ritual purity is not invalidated by the mere sound of gas. If wind does come out, your wudu' is invalidated, and it is obligatory for you to perform ritual purity for prayer and for touching the mushaf. It is recommended to perform wudu' when going to sleep.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
Q1: I am suffering from intestinal gas in my stomach, accompanied by gurgling and audible sounds on a continuous basis, for more than ten years. My forehead breaks out in sweat in the winter due to the distress I feel when I am mixed in with others. I do not feel at ease in my prayer when this happens to me. I have made efforts to seek treatment, but to no avail, and I am still suffering. Is it permissible for me to pray at home if I feel this? Is it permissible for me to touch the mushaf to read from it and memorize it, directly or with a barrier? Knowing that I cannot maintain ritual purity all day because of the passing of wind from me. If I want to sleep, is it obligatory for me to perform wudu' given the situation I described, or not? I ask for a clear answer to the above. May Allah gather us and you in the highest level of Paradise. Amen.
Vol. 1: Congregational prayer is obligatory for you, even if you have gas in your stomach. If no wind comes out of you, ritual purity is not invalidated by the mere sound of gas. If wind does come out, your wudu' is invalidated, and it is obligatory for you to perform ritual purity for prayer and for touching the mushaf. It is recommended to perform wudu' when going to sleep.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
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