Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.  (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)

One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

BY NAME OF GOD,,IF U PLZ I AM IN HUGE PROPLEM 4ROM 4 YEARS AGO SO IF U PLZ ANSWER ME IF POSSIBLE,,I AM SO HESITATED BY ARABIC MEAN .< MWASWESA> ESPICIALLY IN PRAYING I ALWAYS THINK IF I HAD BY ARABIC MEAN COMING OUT GASES OR ANY THING WHICH MAKE MY PRAYING WRONG ,,SOME TIMES I DIDNT BUT IT SEEMS 2 BE SO ,,I DIDNT KNOW WHAT 2 DO SOMETIMES I STAY PRAYING EX. ELDOHR 4ROM THE TIME IT PRAY TILL EL3ASR IAM SO MISRABILE I STAY PRAYING ALL THAT PERIOD CUZ 2 HAVE ELSAWAB OF MY PRAY 4ROM GOD,,MANY TIMES I DIDNT CONCENTRATE IN PRAYING CUZ OF MY CONCENTRATION IN IF I MAY ,,,SO IF U PLZ I WANT 2 KNOW THE RULES IF IT ACCURED MY PRAYING BE WRONG ,I READ THAT IF I GET OUT GASES ONLY OR SOMETHING COME ON MY CLOTHES BY THE SAME WAY..BUT I DIDNT HAVE GASES OUT ,,SOME TIMES I PUT TISSUE 2 NOT DIRTY MY CLOTHES BUT I FEEL SOMETHING GO OUT AND WHEN I CHECK THE TISSUE I DIDNT FOUND ANYTHING IN IT BUT BY THE WAY I REPEAT MY PRAYING AGAIN,,,,ANOTHER TIMES I HEAR SOME SOUNDS 4ROM MY SHOMACH BUT NOT INCLUDED ANY GASAE ,SO SOMETIMES I REPEAT MY PRAY ALSO,,,SOMETIMES WHEN I AM AT FACULTY I PRAY BUT I CANT REOEAT MY PRAY THEIR AGAIN WHEN I GO HOME I REPEAT ALL THE PRAYS I PRAY THEM AT THE FACULTY,,AND I AM SO PAITIENT ALL I AM AFRAID 4ROM IS GOD BE ANGRY 4ROM ME ,,,I AM SO AFRAID 4ROM HIS ANGER 4ROM ME OR HIS PUNISHMENT AT IF MY PRAYES IS NOT ACCEPTED BUT WALAHY ITS OUT OF MY HAND AND I DIDNT KNOW WHAT 2 DO ...PLZ PLZ SAY 2 ME..ONE DAY I PRAY THE TARAWEAH AT MOSQUE I STAY IN EACH REST I GO AND WASH AGAIN , AND WHEN I RETURN HOME I PRAY AGAIN ALSO ..ANOTHER TIME I WASNT ABLE 2 GO 2 WASH SO EVEN IN EACH I GET OUT GASES..,,,,,,,ANOTHER QUESTION IF U PLZ IF I DOUBT I HAD MADE SOMETHING 4ROM WHAT I WRITE BEFORE BUT I DOUBT AFTER WASHING AND BEFORE GOING 2 PRAY I MUST REPEAT MY WASHING AGAIN OR WHAT,,,,,,,,,,,IF U PLZ ANSWER ME

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Answer:

Release gas while prayer

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Beloved brother, the principle in Islam is that one must act only on convictions, not on doubts! Thus, only if you are absolutely convinced that you have released wind after performing wudu for prayer, either by hearing its sound or through its foul smell, only then will you have to repeat the wudu again.

But if you have a doubt that wind might have been released, or your stomach is making sounds, or any other doubts in that regard whatsoever; you should not worry about it at all, as doubts do not invalidate your wudu for prayer. Only if you are absolutely convinced that you have released wind, you will have to redo the wudu.

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 310 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Allah's Messenger (saws) said: “No ablution is necessary except in the case of sound (of wind), or the foul smell (of wind).”

Please remove all your doubts and hesitations regarding your feeling that you might have released wind, unless and until you are absolutely convinced that you have indeed released it.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan