What is the ruling on using a cloth barrier after purification to maintain Wudu' and pray several fardh prayers with it for someone afflicted with fecal incontinence due to hemorrhoids and an inability to completely evacuate their bowels? And is prayer valid with this barrier?
If a woman does not find enough time to pray with certain purity, her ruling is like that of a person with سلس (incontinence): she performs ablution after the entry of the time for each prayer and prays with that ablution as much as she wishes until the time exits, taking precautions to prevent the spread of impurity to her clothes. It is not necessary to renew the precaution unless the bandage is removed. The Maliki school of thought offers an تسهيل (ease), as it does not necessitate ablution for every prayer nor bandaging the affected area. The قول الجمهور (majority opinion) is the more cautious and absolves one's responsibility more fully.
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