Fatwa ID: 09459
Answered by Muftiyah Maryam Badshah
Question:
Asalamualaykum this is a bad situation but i have no one to turn and comfortably ask about this and its very disturbing and i had a very hard time typing it in and so basically my cousin has a problem were excess Gass comes out in salah and he had to re pray Isha 10 times and he said at the 10th time on the third rakah he got a thought in his head saying wa nauzubillah.”recite fast because this wind problem is Allah’s fault so recite fast to to mock him” and then he started reciting fast till he finished so what is the ruling on him wa barakallahufeekum?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Kufr (apostasy) occurs when a person verbally denies or mocks the religion willingly. If a person has thoughts of disbelief that they decide are true, or they decide to become a disbeliever, then this person has committed apostasy. Disbelief is not done by mistake, and neither is Islam removed by doubtful situations or obsessive thoughts (waswasah).[1]
“And if there comes to you from Shaytan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allāh. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.” Surah Fussilat (41:36) [2]
This situation would be dependent on your cousin’s intent. If he simply read fast to prevent his wudhu from breaking without the intent to mock Allah ﷻ, he would not have committed kufr. However, it would be considered kufr if he read quickly intending to mock Allah ﷻ. If the later is the case, he should make sincere repentance to Allah ﷻ for his kufr and reaffirm his faith with the Shahādah if he has not done so already. It would be wise to note that it is an opinion of the scholars that kufr renders all previous rewards null and void, even if after one returns to the fold of Islam, and as such should never be taken lightly. One should always keep in mind that Allah ﷻ does not burden a soul more than it can bear. If there is anything an individual is struggling to understand or manage, they should seek knowledge from Islamic scholars first.[3]
“And We burden no soul except [within] its capacity, and with Us is a record which speaks with truth; and they will not be wronged.” Surah al-Mu’minoon (23:62) [4]
An individual’s wudhu does not break from flatulence unless they hear a sound or smell its scent. If an individual is experiencing difficulty in retaining their wudhu and still has time to perform the salah, they should wait until they are sure their wudhu will no longer break before performing wudhu again. If an individual is suffering from a condition where their wudhu does not remain intact during the entirely of the time of prayer and neither can it be suppressed, such that there is not a sufficient duration of purity where they can perform both the faraa’idh of wudhu and a fardh salah, they will fall into the category of an excused person (ma’zhur). Once this occurs, the excused individual would need to perform a fresh wudhu upon the entry of a new salah time. A person remains ma’zur until an entire prayer time passes where this breaker does not occur.[5]
The Prophet ﷺ said, “One should not leave his prayer unless he hears sound or smells something.” (Bukhari) [6]
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Muftiyah Maryam Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
الْمُرْتَدُّ عُرْفًا هُوَ الرَّاجِعُ عَنْ دِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ كَذَا فِي النَّهْرِ الْفَائِقِ وَرُكْنُ الرِّدَّةِ إجْرَاءُ كَلِمَةِ الْكُفْرِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ بَعْدَ وُجُودِ الْإِيمَانِ وَشَرَائِطُ صِحَّتِهَا الْعَقْلُ … وَمِنْهَا الطَّوْعُ فَلَا تَصِحُّ رِدَّةُ الْمُكْرَهِ عَلَيْهَا…
Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.2, pg.253, Dār Al-Fiqr)
قَوْلُهُ وَرُكْنُهَا إجْرَاءُ كَلِمَةِ الْكُفْرِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ) هَذَا بِالنِّسْبَةِ إلَى الظَّاهِرِ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ بِهِ الْحَاكِمُ، وَإِلَّا فَقَدْ تَكُونُ بِدُونِهِ كَمَا لَوْ عَرَضَ لَهُ اعْتِقَادٌ بَاطِلٌ أَوْ نَوَى أَنْ يَكْفُرَ بَعْدَ حِينٍ أَفَادَهُ
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.4, pg.221, Dār Al-Fiqr)
لَا يُخْرِجُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ الْإِيمَانِ إلَّا جُحُودُ مَا أَدْخَلَهُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ مَا تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ رِدَّةٌ يُحْكَمُ بِهَا وَمَا يَشُكُّ أَنَّهُ رِدَّةٌ لَا يُحْكَمُ بِهَا إذْ الْإِسْلَامُ الثَّابِتُ لَا يَزُولُ بِالشَّكِّ مَعَ أَنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ يَعْلُو…
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.4, pg.224, Dār Al-Fiqr)
[2]
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Qur’an (41:36)
[3]
أَنَّ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ لِلْكُفْرِ هَازِلًا أَوْ لَاعِبًا كَفَرَ عِنْدَ الْكُلِّ وَلَا اعْتِبَارَ بِاعْتِقَادِهِ كَمَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ فِي الْخَانِيَّةِ وَمَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا مُخْطِئًا أَوْ مُكْرَهًا لَا يَكْفُرُ عِنْدَ الْكُلِّ، وَمَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا عَامِدًا عَالِمًا كَفَرَ عِنْدَ الْكُلِّ
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.4, pg.224, Dār Al-Fiqr)
وَإِسْلَامُهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِكَلِمَةِ الشَّهَادَةِ، وَيَتَبَرَّأَ عَنْ الْأَدْيَانِ كُلِّهَا سِوَى الْإِسْلَامِ
Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.2, pg.253, Dār Al-Fiqr)
تَنْبِيهٌ] مُقْتَضَى كَوْنِ حَبْطِ الْعَمَلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ جَزَاءَ الرِّدَّةِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَمُتْ عَلَيْهَا عِنْدَنَا أَنَّهُ لَوْ أَسْلَمَ لَا تَعُودُ حَسَنَاتُهُ وَإِلَّا كَانَ جَزَاءً لَهَا وَلِلْمَوْتِ عَلَيْهَا مَعًا كَمَا يَقُولُهُ الشَّافِعِيُّ – رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.2, pg.76, Dār Al-Fiqr)
[4]
وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۖ وَلَدَيْنَا كِتَابٌ يَنطِقُ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ
Qur’an (23:62)
[5]
قَوْلُهُ: فَلَا يُسَنُّ مِنْ رِيحٍ) لِأَنَّ عَيْنَهَا طَاهِرَةٌ، وَإِنَّمَا نَقَضَتْ لِانْبِعَاثِهَا عَنْ مَوْضِعِ النَّجَاسَةِ اهـ ح؛ وَلِأَنَّ بِخُرُوجِ الرِّيحِ لَا يَكُونُ عَلَى السَّبِيلِ شَيْءٌ فَلَا يُسَنُّ مِنْهُ بَلْ هُوَ بِدْعَةٌ
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.1, pg.335, Dār Al-Fiqr)
وَصَاحِبُ عُذْرٍ مَنْ بِهِ سَلَسٌ) بَوْلٍ لَا يُمْكِنُهُ إمْسَاكُهُ (أَوْ اسْتِطْلَاقُ بَطْنٍ أَوْ انْفِلَاتُ رِيحٍ أَوْ اسْتِحَاضَةٌ) أَوْ بِعَيْنِهِ… (إنْ اسْتَوْعَبَ عُذْرُهُ تَمَامَ وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ مَفْرُوضَةٍ)
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.1, pg.305, Dār Al-Fiqr)
وَمِمَّا يَتَّصِلُ بِذَلِكَ أَحْكَامُ الْمَعْذُورِ) شَرْطُ ثُبُوتِ الْعُذْرِ ابْتِدَاءً أَنْ يَسْتَوْعِبَ اسْتِمْرَارُهُ وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ كَامِلًا …
وَشَرْطُ بَقَائِهِ أَنْ لَا يَمْضِيَ عَلَيْهِ وَقْتُ فَرْضٍ إلَّا وَالْحَدَثُ الَّذِي اُبْتُلِيَ بِهِ يُوجَدُ فِيهِ…
الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ وَمَنْ بِهِ سَلَسُ الْبَوْلِ أَوْ اسْتِطْلَاقِ الْبَطْنِ أَوْ انْفِلَاتِ الرِّيحِ أَوْ رُعَافٍ دَائِمٌ أَوْ جُرْحٍ لَا يُرْقَأُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ لِوَقْتِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ وَيُصَلُّونَ بِذَلِكَ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْوَقْتِ مَا شَاءُوا مِنْ الْفَرَائِضِ وَالنَّوَافِلِ…
مَتَى قَدَرَ الْمَعْذُورُ عَلَى رَدِّ السَّيَلَانِ بِرِبَاطٍ أَوْ حَشْوٍ أَوْ كَانَ لَوْ جَلَسَ لَا يَسِيلُ وَلَوْ قَامَ سَالَ وَجَبَ رَدُّهُ وَيَخْرُجُ بِرَدِّهِ عَنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ صَاحِبَ عُذْرٍ بِخِلَافِ الْحَائِضِ إذَا مَنَعَتْ الدُّرُورَ فَإِنَّهَا حَائِضٌ
Fatawa Hindiyyah (Vol.1, pg.40-1, Dār Al-Fiqr)
[6]
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “ لاَ يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيحًا ”.
Sahih al-Bukhari 177 (Bk.4, ch.34, sunnah.com)