EMERGENCY FATAWA: READ IMMEDIATELY

[Ed]

This is too critical to go into the regular cycle of postings:eek:

(Thanks again to our buddies at Islamweb.net for their continued support)

Fatwa Title Passing wind continuously Fatwa No. 38079

Question What is the longest period you can keep you Wudu if you are a person that continues breaking it (gastro problem - winds)?

Answer Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

Breaking wind continuously with no considerable intervals in which one could perform his Wudu and prayers before the fixed time of the prayer ends (without passing wind) has no influence on the validity of the Wudu. Hence, a person in such a state performs Wudu after the entering of the time of prayer. Then he/she performs the obligatory prayers and any Nawafil he wishes.
In this case, passing wind does not have any impact on the validity of Wudu even during prayer as long as he does not do it deliberately.
Allah knows best.

Scholar Name IslamWeb

Got it. No humerous farting during prayer you guys. AUP, cut it out:D

(note to self: Do not pray behind the guy who wrote this)

[Skeptic]

To be fair, the reason for such fatwas is the Islam (like judaism) controls all aspects of one's life if one is observant, including passing wind, and not because there is any specific interest in Islam in passing wind. Similar rulings can be found in judaism.

It is like case law in secular societies: I'm quite sure you COULD find a lawsuit, somewhere, involving people passing wind continously, but that hardly means that's the essence of the legal tradition.

By the way, much of the humorous aspect here comes from the first sentence ("Blessed be Allah..." etc.) which seems ludicruous in relation to the substance of the answer. But in reality, it is merely a formal opening to all fatwas, much like a court's ruling on the most trivial nonsense will begin "given at the court of such-and-such county, the honorable so-and-so presiding...".

[Ed]

Originally posted by Skeptic
To be fair, the reason for such fatwas is the Islam (like judaism) controls all aspects of one's life if one is observant, including passing wind, and not because there is any specific interest in Islam in passing wind. Similar rulings can be found in judaism.

It is like case law in secular societies: I'm quite sure you COULD find a lawsuit, somewhere, involving people passing wind continously, but that hardly means that's the essence of the legal tradition.

By the way, much of the humorous aspect here comes from the first sentence ("Blessed be Allah..." etc.) which seems ludicruous in relation to the substance of the answer. But in reality, it is merely a formal opening to all fatwas, much like a court's ruling on the most trivial nonsense will begin "given at the court of such-and-such county, the honorable so-and-so presiding...".

OK Imam Skeptic, can we get back to the humor now?

[Skeptic]

I know you were joking, Ed... it is funny... but surely you do not want me not to EDUCATE people, now DO you??? :D

[UnrepentantSinner]

I cannot express how disappointed that I am that this is not a skeptical fatwa against Sylvia Browne.

If EdGod is going to mention a fatwa in his posts, he sould mention in the topic line that it is from a different religion against a different target.

[Ed]

Originally posted by UnrepentantSinner
I cannot express how disappointed that I am that this is not a skeptical fatwa against Sylvia Browne.

If EdGod is going to mention a fatwa in his posts, he sould mention in the topic line that it is from a different religion against a different target.

I take your point. How would you have rendered the topic line here?

[Richard G]

What if something substantial "slips" during wudu?

[rikzilla]

The most benificent Allah, lord of the universe and creator of pet rocks says:

FUJI-CA-PESTA MAN!

MY EYES IS WATERIN'

WHO CUT DA CHEESE??