What is the ruling on the prayer of one who is struggling to relieve himself of one of the two excretions?
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The questioner : If a person prays while struggling with one of the two excretions or both, does his prayer drop as an obligation, or is it not accepted?
The Shaykh : He prayed while being pressed, meaning, no, his prayer is valid but it is deficient. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:119 The intent of the hadith is that the Muslim should devote his heart to the worship of his Lord and not be preoccupied with himself. But if he prays like this while maintaining all the pillars of the prayer, ritual purity, and the like, his prayer is valid, but I wonder what will be recorded for him, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the maximum. So let a person strive in that case to have the greatest possible amount recorded for him from the prayer.
The Shaykh : He prayed while being pressed, meaning, no, his prayer is valid but it is deficient. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No Salat (prayer) can be (rightly offered) with food brought (before the worshiper) or when he is resisting the urge to relive himself of the two filths (i.e. urine and feces).
لا صلاة بحضرة طعام ، ولا هو يدافعه الأخبثانA man may pray a prayer, and nothing is recorded for him from it except a tenth, a ninth, an eighth, a seventh, a sixth, a fifth, a quarter, or a half.
إن الرجل ليصلي الصلاة وما يكتب له منها إلا عشرها تسعها ثمنها سبعها سدسها ، خمسها ربعها نصفها
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