Fatwa ID: 07573

Answered by: Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar

Question :

Salaam, I already was in the state of wudu and this is something I suffer with outside of wudu but when I go down in sujood, I get scared that I’ll have air bubbles come out of me so I can’t stay in sujood for too long. I felt some air bubbles come out of my back passage like 2/3 times during salah, it’s not a fart, just bubbles exiting out.

I wasn’t sure if they came out all the way but does this invalidate my salah and wudu? Do I have to repeat my zuhr salah? I’ve done some research and some have said it doesn’t if it’s merely a feeling and others say it does as it’s something coming out of your private parts.

I understand that vaginal flatulence doesn’t break your wudu but what if the air bubbles are from the back passage?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

The key principle in Islam regarding purification is that certainty cannot be overruled by doubt. So, if you are certain that you performed wudu, but unsure if anything came out of your body to break it, you should ignore the doubt and proceed with the prayer. Only when you have clear evidence that your wudu has been broken (such as knowing that you passed wind) would you need to renew it. Simply feeling air bubbles won’t invalidate your wudu. Only the exiting of air from the back passage would. Thus, if you are doubtful of whether or not air exited, go with the certainty that it did not and you will not have to repeat your prayer.  If this is a recurring issue for you, only redo your wudu if you hear or smell something. 

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

نهاية الوصول في دراية الأصول ٤/‏١٥٧٤ — الصفي الهندي

وفيه نظر، لأن المعنى من قولنا: اليقين لا يزال بالشك، أن اليقين الذي كان ثابتا قبل ما به الشك لا يزال بالشك، ولا مع ما به الشك لا يبقى اليقين قطعًا، ونظائره في الاستعمال كثيرة لا تخفى عليك، وحينئذ لا يصح المنع، لأن تيقن الدخول كان ثابتًا قبل الاستثناء وفاقًا.

شرح سنن النسائي – الراجحي ٩/‏١٢ 

هذا الحديث أخذ منه أهل العلم قاعدة شرعية تبنى عليها الأحكام وهي: أن اليقين لا يزول بالشك، وأنه يجب البقاء على اليقين وعلى الأصل حتى يأتي يقين آخر يدفع هذا اليقين، فاليقين لا يزول بالشك، وهذه قاعدة من قواعد الفقه العظيمة.