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Is it permissible to adopt the Maliki school of thought regarding the rulings on urinary incontinence, and is this considered following prohibited dispensations, with a request for a detailed explanation of Imam Malik's opinion and Sheikh Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen's opinion?

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Among the rules of Fiqh are "harm is to be removed" and "hardship brings ease." Jurists have differed on the obligation for a person afflicted with سلس (incontinence) to re-bandage and protect himself for every prayer. The Hanbalis preferred that it is not obligatory. They also differed on the ruling regarding the ablution (وضوء) of a person with سلس for the subsequent time if nothing has been discharged and no other nullifier has occurred. Sheikh Al-Uthaymeen preferred that the first ablution is sufficient, and this removes hardship and difficulty. There is no harm in acting upon the opinion of the Malikis when there is a need and hardship.

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