His statement: (There is no prayer while one is struggling to relieve oneself) — is the intended meaning invalidity?
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The questioner : Some people say: If a person prays while struggling to relieve himself, he prays two prayers?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the hadith of A'ishah: "There is no prayer" means "Do not pray," and this is the apparent meaning. However, we say: If the urge to relieve oneself overpowers the prayer to the extent that one does not know what he is saying, then the opinion that the prayer is invalid is based on the opinion that khushu' (humility and focus) is obligatory.
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the hadith of A'ishah: "There is no prayer" means "Do not pray," and this is the apparent meaning. However, we say: If the urge to relieve oneself overpowers the prayer to the extent that one does not know what he is saying, then the opinion that the prayer is invalid is based on the opinion that khushu' (humility and focus) is obligatory.