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Does the questioner suffer from continuous flatulence (sals al-reeh) due to frequent passing of gas accompanied by stress and anxiety, or is what is happening to her caused by obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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If you are afflicted with the emission of wind (flatulence) every time you perform ablution or prayer, then your ruling is that of one afflicted with perpetual impurity ( سلس الحدث). Therefore, perform ablution for each prayer after its time has begun, and pray with this ablution the obligatory prayer and as many supererogatory prayers as you wish until the time for that prayer expires.

However, if what you feel is merely an illusion, then disregard it and perform ablution and pray normally, ignoring these whispers (). There is no hardship in performing ablution for each prayer. And know that a woman's prayer in her home is better for her and carries a greater reward. We advise you to strive against yourself to rid yourself of this anxiety.

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