The ruling on one who passes gas during prayer

Question:
This brother Abu Fahd from Riyadh says: My question is about someone who suffers from frequent passing of gas in his stomach, and sometimes he cannot hold his breath during prayer. Is the ruling in this case the same as the ruling for incontinence of urine? And what are the rulings related to this man?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what the questioner mentioned, that gas passes from him frequently and he experiences the release of this gas, if this is a matter of obsessive doubts (waswas), then he should not pay attention to it. But if it is a reality, and he confirms the passing of wind by hearing the sound or smelling the odor, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: he must perform wudu (ablution) because his wudu has been invalidated. However, given his condition and that this happens to him repeatedly, if this is a chronic condition, it has the ruling of incontinence of urine. He performs wudu at the time of prayer and prays when he intends to pray. He performs wudu and prays immediately, and if something passes from him after the wudu, it does not affect the prayer. Allah the Exalted said: As for if this happens in intervals and is not chronic, he prays during the interval in which this discharge does not occur. Yes.