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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Incontinence and Ablution

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, there are several questions about urinary incontinence, and what one afflicted with it should do?

Answer:
As previously mentioned, regarding the one who suffers from incontinence of urine, this is a permanent condition. It is recommended for him that he does not perform wudu' (ablution) except after the time for prayer has entered, or when he intends to begin an act for which ritual purity is a condition, such as reciting from the mushaf (written copy of the Qur'an), performing tawaf (circumambulation), or praying a voluntary prayer, or the like. So, he does not perform wudu' except when the time enters, or when he directly engages in an act for which purity is prescribed. However, if the incontinence stops at certain times, he should try to determine the time when the incontinence stops and purify himself then. As for if it is permanent, it is when the time enters, after the time has entered, and when he intends to engage in an act for which purity is prescribed. So, if he performs wudu', then
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacityلَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
, it does not harm him if urine comes out after his wudu'. Indeed, Allah the Exalted says
So fear Allah as much as you are ableفَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
[At-Taghabun 64:16]
Yes. Honorable Shaykh, there are several questions from the questions. But he should take precautions so that urine does not hit his body or his clothes. He should take precautions with what prevents the flow of urine to his body, his hands, his legs, or his clothes, or the like. Yes.
Source شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد الله القصير — islamhouse.com (1:50)

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