FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #415 : WAS-WAS KENTUT DALAM SOLAT
Does a sound or sensation in the buttocks without any smell or feeling of escaping wind count as passing gas that invalidates prayer?
Short answer
If there is no sound and no smell and the matter is only doubt, it is regarded as mere movement of the anal muscles or trapped air on the outer part of the buttocks, which is not passing gas.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
If there is no sound and no smell and the matter is only doubt, it is regarded as mere movement of the anal muscles or trapped air on the outer part of the buttocks, which is not passing gas. Gas inside the rectum rising to the intestine and causing a sensation is likewise not passing gas. Wudu and prayer are invalidated only when one is certain that a hadath has occurred. Without certainty, the original ruling remains, namely that the person is still in a state of purity.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka yang penting dalam isu ini ialah keyakinan bahawa memang ada hadas yang keluar, lalu membatalkan wuduk dan solat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #415 : WAS-WAS KENTUT DALAM SOLAT”, 26 October 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1254-al-kafi-415-was-was-kentut-dalam-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/doubt-about-passing-gas-during-prayer/