The ruling on the prayer of a patient with urinary incontinence
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Question:
This questioner, Huda, says that her husband is suffering from diabetes and is unable to control himself. Some drops of urine come out of him when he wants to pray. Sometimes he prays at home because his clothes become ritually impure.
Answer:
If it reaches the point where the state of ritual impurity is constant and the urine keeps coming out continuously, this is urinary incontinence. He must clean himself when performing the ablution. He cleans himself first, then places a protective barrier on his penis to prevent the leakage of urine, then performs the ablution and prays immediately, even if urine comes out of him, because this is the limit of his ability. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:286]. However, if the dripping of urine is not constant, but only happens at times, then purity is required. If it comes out of him during the prayer, his prayer is invalid. Yes.
This questioner, Huda, says that her husband is suffering from diabetes and is unable to control himself. Some drops of urine come out of him when he wants to pray. Sometimes he prays at home because his clothes become ritually impure.
Answer:
If it reaches the point where the state of ritual impurity is constant and the urine keeps coming out continuously, this is urinary incontinence. He must clean himself when performing the ablution. He cleans himself first, then places a protective barrier on his penis to prevent the leakage of urine, then performs the ablution and prays immediately, even if urine comes out of him, because this is the limit of his ability. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/045 — archive.org (15:08)
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