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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is passing wind in the mosque permissible? It is said: As for urinating or defecating, it is not permissible because it renders the mosque ritually impure. As for passing wind, it is also not permissible because it offends the angels.

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The reciter: Abdullah ibn Yusuf narrated to us, saying: Malik informed us from Abu al-Zinad from al-A'raj from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The angels الملائكة


The Shaykh :
The angels الملائكة

The reader:
The angels keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for anyone of you, as long as he is at his Musalla (praying place) and he does not pass wind (Hadath). They say, 'O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! be Merciful to him. تصلي على أحدكم ما دام في مصلاه الذي صلى فيه ما لم يحدث تقول اللهم اغفر له اللهم ارحمه
Sahih al-Bukhari 445
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The Shaykh : The point of this hadith is the phrase
as long as he does not pass wind ما لم يحدث
But is it evidence for the intended meaning of the chapter title? That passing wind in the mosque is permissible? Or is it said that al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) did not clarify the ruling in the title? He said "Chapter on passing wind in the mosque" but did not clarify the ruling. So, is passing wind in the mosque permissible? It is said: As for urinating or defecating, it is not permissible because it renders the mosque ritually impure. As for passing wind, it is also not permissible because it offends the angels with its smell. The evidence for this is that he is deprived of this reward when he passes wind, due to His saying:
pray for one of you as long as he remains in his prayer place, as long as he does not pass wind تصلي على أحدكم ما دام بمصلاه ما لم يحدث
Source alathar.net

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