There is a person who, when he goes to the bathroom for ablution, stays there for a long time
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The questioner : He says: There is a person who, when he goes to the bathroom for ablution, stays there for a long time, to the point that sometimes, like at Fajr, the sun rises and he has not finished his ablution. When asked about the reason, he says that urine comes out of him and he waits for it to stop. And that every time he finishes his ablution, he feels that urine has come out of him again.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : Is it permissible for him to wait for the urine to stop even though the time for prayer has passed? And is it permissible to wash the limbs more than three times?
The Shaykh : I ask Allah for his healing. O Allah, heal him and grant him well-being. This is an illness. The illness of obsessive doubts. So I say to him: My advice to you is that when you urinate the first time and the urine stops, you should clean yourself, then perform ablution, and go to prayer. As for if you stay, Satan will play with you. I am addressing the questioner, and the urine is pushed out little by little until it confuses you. So I hope you pay attention to this: as soon as the urine stops, clean yourself, perform ablution, and proceed to prayer. And if you are able to do this, then Allah the Exalted will remove from you what you are experiencing.
Last question, because the clock has struck ten.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : Is it permissible for him to wait for the urine to stop even though the time for prayer has passed? And is it permissible to wash the limbs more than three times?
The Shaykh : I ask Allah for his healing. O Allah, heal him and grant him well-being. This is an illness. The illness of obsessive doubts. So I say to him: My advice to you is that when you urinate the first time and the urine stops, you should clean yourself, then perform ablution, and go to prayer. As for if you stay, Satan will play with you. I am addressing the questioner, and the urine is pushed out little by little until it confuses you. So I hope you pay attention to this: as soon as the urine stops, clean yourself, perform ablution, and proceed to prayer. And if you are able to do this, then Allah the Exalted will remove from you what you are experiencing.
Last question, because the clock has struck ten.
