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Is it permissible for a person with urinary incontinence to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, and the Maghrib and Isha prayers, with a single ablution and a single Istinja, or is it obligatory to perform ablution and Istinja for each prayer despite the hardship?

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It is permissible for someone with continuous urinary incontinence to combine two prayers (Dhuhr with Asr, and Maghrib with Isha) with a single ablution, whether it is an early combination (Jam' Taqdeem) or a delayed combination (Jam' Ta'kheer). This is by analogy with a woman experiencing prolonged non-menstrual bleeding (mustahadah) and others with valid excuses.

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