Doubt regarding the passage of something from the rear and the presence of impurity on clothing
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Question:
The questioner says: A man prayed the Zuhr prayer, then remained in a state of wudu' until the 'Asr prayer. While going to pray 'Asr, he felt something come out of his rear, so he said to himself, "It is probably waswas (whispers of Satan)." He went and prayed. When he wanted to perform wudu' for the Maghrib prayer, he found a trace of impurity on his underwear. Does he have to repeat the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers, or only the 'Asr prayer?
Answer:
The default is that the prayer is valid in a state of purity. His prayer is valid until he is certain that this thing came out before the prayer. As long as he is not certain, the prayer is valid. He should remove the trace he found, purify himself from it, and perform wudu' for Maghrib. His prayer is valid, unless he knows that this thing came out during the 'Asr prayer or during the Zuhr prayer, in which case he must make it up. As long as he does not know, the default is soundness, and praise be to Allah. His prayer is valid, and the 'Asr prayer is valid. However, he must purify himself from what he saw and perform wudu' for Maghrib. Likewise, if he doubts whether something happened during Maghrib and 'Isha' or not, and nothing becomes clear to him, his prayer in Maghrib and 'Isha' is valid. Even if he finds something during the night, until he knows that this thing was present during Maghrib or 'Isha'. As long as he has doubt, the default is the validity of the prayer, so he does not repeat any of them. However, he should remove the impurity he found and purify himself from it, and praise be to Allah. If he is in doubt about passing wind, the default is that no wind has passed. The default is soundness until he is certain that something has come out of him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: A man prayed the Zuhr prayer, then remained in a state of wudu' until the 'Asr prayer. While going to pray 'Asr, he felt something come out of his rear, so he said to himself, "It is probably waswas (whispers of Satan)." He went and prayed. When he wanted to perform wudu' for the Maghrib prayer, he found a trace of impurity on his underwear. Does he have to repeat the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers, or only the 'Asr prayer?
Answer:
The default is that the prayer is valid in a state of purity. His prayer is valid until he is certain that this thing came out before the prayer. As long as he is not certain, the prayer is valid. He should remove the trace he found, purify himself from it, and perform wudu' for Maghrib. His prayer is valid, unless he knows that this thing came out during the 'Asr prayer or during the Zuhr prayer, in which case he must make it up. As long as he does not know, the default is soundness, and praise be to Allah. His prayer is valid, and the 'Asr prayer is valid. However, he must purify himself from what he saw and perform wudu' for Maghrib. Likewise, if he doubts whether something happened during Maghrib and 'Isha' or not, and nothing becomes clear to him, his prayer in Maghrib and 'Isha' is valid. Even if he finds something during the night, until he knows that this thing was present during Maghrib or 'Isha'. As long as he has doubt, the default is the validity of the prayer, so he does not repeat any of them. However, he should remove the impurity he found and purify himself from it, and praise be to Allah. If he is in doubt about passing wind, the default is that no wind has passed. The default is soundness until he is certain that something has come out of him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٤ — archive.org (46:19)
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