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Do urine drops, exiting during bowing (rukūʿ) or prostration (sujūd) or while lifting something, in a manner unrelated to a specific time or to post-urination cleansing (istinjāʾ), affect ritual purity (ṭahārah) and necessitate repeating the prayer?

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If a person ascertains that drops of urine have exited during prayer, their ablution (wudu) and prayer become invalid, and they must repeat them. If the exit of drops is intermittent, one must wait for it to cease, then perform ablution and pray, even if it means missing the congregational prayer. However, if the exit is continuous and lasts throughout the entire time, the person is considered to have urinary incontinence ( سلس البول), and they should perform ablution for each prayer after its time has begun and pray; what exits from them will not harm them. It is also possible that the matter is merely a result of waswasah (whispers/obsessive thoughts), in which case it is advisable to sprinkle water on the garment and not to investigate further.

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