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What are your reasons for choosing the prayer time for Malikis from zawāl (midday) until sunrise of the next day, despite another opinion that considers the time for each obligatory prayer to be its designated time? Does this include sleep, during which the person afflicted with سلس (urinary incontinence) may not feel anything exiting? And is what exits from a person with سلس البول (urinary incontinence) who is constantly afflicted for more than half the time during the massaging of limbs in wudūʾ (ablution) considered سلس بول (urinary incontinence) or madhī (pre-seminal fluid), especially given the difficulty in distinguishing between the two?

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The time for prayer, according to the Malikis, is determined to be between zawāl (midday) and sunrise of the following day. This is because the period between zawāl and sunset is the time for the two midday prayers (Dhuhr and Asr), and the period between sunset and dawn is the time for the two evening prayers (Maghrib and Isha). The time between dawn and sunrise is for the Fajr prayer. This is the view preferred by Ibn Arafa.

Regarding the inquiry about the type of fluid, if its discharge is preceded by pleasure, then it is madhī (pre-seminal fluid), which necessitates washing the entire male organ and performing ablution (wuduʾ). If there is no pleasure involved, then it is urine, and it does not invalidate ablution for someone afflicted with urinary incontinence.

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