How should someone pray when unable to retain purification?
2026-09-20
T17 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Selected source passage(s) — fully translated
Selected answer excerpt. It concerns a verified continuing condition, not mere doubt or waswasa. The English translates every displayed Arabic paragraph; this selection is not the complete surrounding work. Square brackets identify translator-supplied clarification.
النص العربي
الجواب
حكمه حكم أهل الأعذار؛ مثل الاستحاضة وسلس البول والمذي والريح الذي لا يرقأ ونحو ذلك.
فمن لم يمكنه حفظ الطهارة مقدار الصلاة فإنه يتوضأ ويصلي، ولا يضره ما خرج منه في الصلاة.
English translation
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Answer
His ruling is that of people with continuing excuses, such as irregular vaginal bleeding, persistent leakage of urine or pre-seminal fluid, wind that does not cease, and similar conditions.
Whoever cannot maintain his state of purification for the duration of the prayer performs ablution and prays. Whatever comes out of him during the prayer does not harm him [with regard to the validity of that prayer].
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 21/220–225
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic passage checked against the cited edition and location. English reviewed against every displayed Arabic paragraph on 14 October 2026.