FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
IRSYAD HUKUM KE-148: WUDHU’ BAGI MEREKA YANG KENCING TIDAK LAWAS (SALISI AL-BAUL) DAN HUKUM BERIMAMKAN MEREKA
How should a person with urinary incontinence perform wudhu', and is it valid to pray behind such a person?
Short answer
A person with urinary incontinence is treated like a woman with istihadhah and counts as having an excuse, so the obligation to pray remains.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person with urinary incontinence is treated like a woman with istihadhah and counts as having an excuse, so the obligation to pray remains. They must clean the private part, cover it with a wrapping or pad, then perform wudhu' after the prayer time begins and pray promptly. Wudhu' is renewed for each obligatory prayer and may serve for accompanying voluntary prayers, and the covering must be replaced with a fresh one. According to the sound opinion cited from al-Nawawi, praying behind such a person is valid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Para fuqaha' meletakkan hukum bagi mereka yang terkena penyakit kencing tidak lawas ( سَلِسِ الْبَوْل ) ini sama hukumnya dengan perempuan istihadhah (keluar darah).
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-148: WUDHU’ BAGI MEREKA YANG KENCING TIDAK LAWAS (SALISI AL-BAUL) DAN HUKUM BERIMAMKAN MEREKA”, 22 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1841-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-148-wudhu-bagi-mereka-yang-kencing-tidak-lawas-salisi-al-baul-dan-hukum-berimamkan-mereka. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wudhu-urinary-incontinence-praying-behind-imam/