What is the ruling on a person suffering from urinary incontinence?
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Question:
Does he not ask about a person afflicted with urinary incontinence? A person afflicted with urinary incontinence from whom urine constantly leaks out, what should he do?
Answer:
We say that when the time for prayer comes, he should perform istinja', meaning he washes his private part and places something on it to prevent the leakage of urine. He places a barrier that prevents the urine from leaking, then performs wudu' and prays immediately. He prays, and even if urine leaks out during the prayer, his prayer is valid because he cannot do more than that.
Allah the Exalted said:[At-Taghabun 64:16] [Al-Baqarah 2:286] But he should not abandon the prayer and say, "I am unable to perform wudu'." Perform wudu' according to your condition, my brother. If you want to pray, perform istinja', put something on your private part to hold back the urine, then perform wudu', and then pray immediately.
Something, and while you are praying, it does not harm; the prayer is valid because you cannot do more than that. Yes.
Does he not ask about a person afflicted with urinary incontinence? A person afflicted with urinary incontinence from whom urine constantly leaks out, what should he do?
Answer:
We say that when the time for prayer comes, he should perform istinja', meaning he washes his private part and places something on it to prevent the leakage of urine. He places a barrier that prevents the urine from leaking, then performs wudu' and prays immediately. He prays, and even if urine leaks out during the prayer, his prayer is valid because he cannot do more than that.
Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاSomething, and while you are praying, it does not harm; the prayer is valid because you cannot do more than that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم المريض بسلس البول؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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