Fatwa ID: 06036
Answered by: Maulana Yūsuf Badāt
Question:
If during prayer I am about to pass wind but I hold it in and I am about 90% sure that I held it in but then get a slight smell which may be of wind is similar to it but I am not fully sure if it is the smell of wind or something else then should I repeat my ṣalāh?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
In the described scenario, the ruling is that until you are not absolutely sure about passing wind, your prayer will be deemed valid. – (See: Rad Al-Muḥtār, Vol 1, Page 283, Dār ‘Ālam Al-Kutub1, Al-Qawāid Al-Fiqhīyyah, Page 15, Dār Al-Tirmidhī2)
Only Allāh knows best
Written by Maulana Yūsuf Badāt
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 فَإِنَّ الشَّكَّ وَالِاحْتِمَالَ لَا يُوجِبُ الْحُكْمَ بِالنَّقْضِ إذْ الْيَقِينُ لَا يَزُولُ بِالشَّكِّ – رد المحتار ج١/ ص٢٨٣ دار العالم الكتب
2 اليقين لا يزول بالشك – القواعد الفقهية ص١٥ دارالترمذي
