The ruling on doubt regarding the passage of something from the body during prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, in some of my prayers, I feel as if something is coming out of my skin, like light or something similar. Does this invalidate the prayer?
Answer:
This is like the obsessive doubts mentioned earlier. Nothing invalidates the prayer except what is confirmed. As for mere obsessive doubt and uncertainty, this does not invalidate the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He said, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: Sahih Muslim 361
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to build upon certainty, to reject doubt and obsessive doubts, and not to pay attention to them. A person should continue in his prayer because he is certain of his purity.
The invalidating factor is doubtful, and certainty is not removed by doubt. This is a well-known principle among the scholars of knowledge: certainty is not removed by doubt.
Honorable Shaykh, in some of my prayers, I feel as if something is coming out of my skin, like light or something similar. Does this invalidate the prayer?
Answer:
This is like the obsessive doubts mentioned earlier. Nothing invalidates the prayer except what is confirmed. As for mere obsessive doubt and uncertainty, this does not invalidate the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) regarding a man who feels something in his belly and it is difficult for him to know whether something has come out of him or not?
صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الرجل يجد في بطنه شيئا فيشكل عليه أخرج منه شيء أم لا؟He should not return (from prayer) unless he hears a sound or perceives a smell (of passing wind).
لا ينصرف حتى يسمع صوتا أو يجد ريحا.The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to build upon certainty, to reject doubt and obsessive doubts, and not to pay attention to them. A person should continue in his prayer because he is certain of his purity.
The invalidating factor is doubtful, and certainty is not removed by doubt. This is a well-known principle among the scholars of knowledge: certainty is not removed by doubt.
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