His third question says: If I am performing the prayer and then a nosebleed comes from my nose during the prayer and falls on my garment, does the prayer become invalid or not? And is the nosebleed...

The questioner : His third question says: If I am performing the prayer and then a nosebleed comes from my nose during the prayer and falls on my garment, does the prayer become invalid or not? And is the nosebleed a nullifier of the ablution or not?

The Shaykh : A nosebleed is not a nullifier of the ablution, whether it is much or little. Likewise, everything that comes out of the body other than from the two passages does not nullify the ablution, such as vomit and the fluid that is in wounds; it does not nullify the ablution, whether it is little or much. This is because it has not been established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the original state is the continuation of purity. Since this purity was established by virtue of a scriptural proof, it cannot be lifted except by virtue of a scriptural proof. And there is no proof that what comes out of the body other than from the two passages nullifies the ablution. Accordingly, the ablution is not nullified by a nosebleed or by vomit, whether it is little or much. However, if it bothers you in your prayer and you are unable to complete it with khushu' (humility), there is no blame on you to leave the prayer at that time. Likewise, if you fear that you will defile the mosque if you are praying in the mosque, it is obligatory for you to leave so that you do not defile the mosque with this blood that comes out of you. As for what falls on the garments of this blood, and it is a small amount, there is nothing wrong with it and it does not make the garment ritually impure.

The questioner : This is a message from the listener Abdullah Abu Shay' from Riyadh.