How should someone pray when pus keeps discharging?
2026-10-13
T127 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Full displayed answer
This answer concerns a discharge that does not stop long enough for wudu and prayer. It retains the instruction to contain the impurity.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
وسئل رحمه الله عن رجل يخرج من ذكره قيح لا ينقطع: فهل تصح صلاته مع خروج ذلك؟ أفتونا مأجورين!
الجواب
لا يجوز أن يبطل الصلاة، بل يصلي بحسب إمكانه. فإن لم تنقطع النجاسة قدر ما يتوضأ ويصلي: صلى بحسب حاله بعد أن يتوضأ، وإن خرجت النجاسة في الصلاة، لكن يتخذ حفاظا يمنع من انتشار النجاسة. والله أعلم.
English translation
English rendering prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic answer. Not an official translation.
Original question
He (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a man from whose penis pus discharges without stopping: is his prayer valid while this is discharging? Please give us a ruling, and may you be rewarded.
Answer
It is not permissible for him to leave off prayer; rather, he prays according to his ability. If the discharge of impurity does not stop for long enough to perform wudu and pray, he performs wudu and prays as his condition permits, even if impurity comes out during the prayer. However, he uses a pad to prevent the impurity from spreading. Allah knows best.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 21/219; King Fahd Complex, Madinah, 1425 AH / 2004
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic transcribed and compared against the cited scan and adjacent context.