Wudu
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What is the ruling on wind and gases resulting from chronic constipation, and is it obligatory to perform ablution for each prayer because of them?
What is the ruling regarding someone who suffers from excessive waswas (whispers/obsessive thoughts) during prayer and purification, and feels that wind, urine, or madhi (pre-seminal fluid) has exited, and repeats wudu (ablution) and prayer many times, unable to rid herself of these thoughts, and fears that her prayer is not accepted?
Is it permissible to make a break—such as answering the phone or opening a door—during ablution and then complete it?
Is it permissible for a worshiper – who adheres to the Maliki school of thought – to continue praying with a single ablution despite the emission of drops of urine after relieving oneself, or drops of prostatic fluid (madhy) after defecating, without purifying or renewing the ablution, in order to alleviate hardship and act upon facilitation, especially since he finds great difficulty in what is mentioned on some other websites due to the need to change and purify clothes and wait a long time before prayer?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a mature girl from whom wind was expelled during prayer, and she continued to pray due to her ignorance of the invalidation of prayer by the expulsion of wind, knowing that more than 15 years have passed since then?
Is the prayer of a person afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas) valid if he doubted his ritual purity (hadath) during ablution and then again during prayer, while remaining indecisive, or must he repeat it?
Are the sporadic discharges that a woman experiences after ablution, where they stop for an hour then return, or appear a short time after ablution, considered سلس (incontinence) that permits her to perform ablution once when the time for prayer begins?
Do creams placed on the hands, face, or feet (such as Vaseline) prevent water from reaching [the skin] during wudu'?
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?
Does the validity of ablution (wudu') get affected by the presence of sparse or medium hair on the face, knowing that water reaches the skin after removing the hair? And do skin tags on the foot, and some pigments, need to be removed for ablution, even though they do not prevent water from reaching the skin? And does excessive cleaning of fingertips and under nails affect the validity of ablution? And does some head hair falling onto the face during washing require rewashing the face? And does the hair near the ear (sideburns) fall within the scope of the face for ablution?
What is the ruling on continuous vaginal discharge, and is it considered a permanent impurity that necessitates ablution for every prayer?
What are the rulings regarding purification (tahara) and prayer (salat) for the aforementioned condition of prostate congestion and its resulting discharge of prostatic fluid (madhi) and drops of urine? Is it permissible to tie a cloth to prevent soiling clothes?
Do the oily secretions from the skin that are not easily removed and appear when the fingernail scratches act as a barrier preventing water from reaching the skin during wudu or ghusl from janabah, and what is the ruling on repeating wudu if these secretions reappear?
Is it permissible to pray and perform ablution without placing something to prevent the spread of urine in the event that cotton is unavailable or an alternative is ineffective? And does ablution become void if a small amount of urine gets on the underwear in this case? And does excessive splashing of water increase doubt? And does the emission of gas with a sound – without an odor – nullify ablution?
Is it permissible to wipe the hands on a clean abaya during Wudu'?
Is ablution considered valid if a flatus (a small, soundless, odorless farts) is expelled during ablution, with certainty of its expulsion, knowing that there is a continuous flatulence issue, and does the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "He should not depart until he hears a sound or perceives a smell" apply in this case?
What is the ruling on my prayer if I accidentally touched my penis after performing ablution (Wudu'), then forgot and prayed?
Does pushing back flatulence invalidate wudu' if it occurs immediately after finishing it, with the fear of wasting time if it is repeated?
Is the ablution of one who suffers from urinary and fecal incontinence sufficient if he performs ablution once upon waking, knowing that he is unable to reach water to the bottom of his feet due to muscle spasms? And is it permissible for him to shorten and combine prayers during his travel for treatment, which may last three months, given that he misses the 'Asr prayer daily due to the treatment?
Is a slight discharge of urine from the urethral opening considered to invalidate ablution, and can one adopt the rulings for urinary incontinence and not be meticulous when feeling urine discharge with the possibility of a slight leak?
Does one who suffers from light urinary incontinence or non-constant post-urination dripping have to perform ablution for every prayer? And does he have to perform ablution twice if he wants to make up the Dhuhr prayer before the Asr prayer in the mosque?
Is verifying the exit of pre-seminal fluid (madhy) after arousal by smelling the underwear, then washing the private parts and performing ablution (wudu') when its smell is present, a correct action? And how are clothes washed from pre-seminal fluid (madhy)? Is it by rubbing and wringing them, or by simply pouring water over them? And is washing with water alone sufficient without detergent?
What is the ruling regarding the prayer of a paraplegic patient who suffers from involuntary urination and cannot remain pure for a sufficient time to perform the prayer?
Is it sufficient to change the cloth once a day, or must it be changed with a clean one at every ablution due to the hardship involved?