ุงูุญู
ุฏ ูููุ ูุงูุตูุงุฉ ูุงูุณูุงู
ุนูู ุฑุณูู ุงูููุ ูุจุนุฏ:
Question 181: I struggle with differentiating between actually passing gas and the gas sensations I feel during prayer, which is compounded by my existing digestive issues. When I bend or sit in sujud, I often feel bubbly sensations or air passing through, leading to intense doubt about whether Iโve actually passed gas. I usually have to repeat my wudu countless times. How can I manage these doubts effectively while adhering to the guidance of the Prophet ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู
regarding prayer and wudu?
Answer: With regards to this question, I will first talk about the matter of wiswฤs (whisperings of the devil), because I've had many questions relating to this topic. So, I think this is a good point and juncture, inshAllah ta'ala, to discuss this issue. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant us all success.
The Prophet ๏ทบ directed us to the cure and remedy for wiswฤs, the cure and remedy as it relates to the whisperings of the devil. We find in the authentic hadith in Bukhari and Muslim ๐:
ยซููุฅูุฐูุง ุจูููุบููู ููููููุณูุชูุนูุฐู ุจูุงูููู ููููููููุชูููยป
๐ ุตุญูุญ ุงูุจุฎุงุฑู - 3276
"If this happens to them, if they experience this, then they must seek refuge with Allah and refrain from paying attention to it."
It's important for us to understand, brothers and sisters, that the objective of the shaitan, the devil, when presenting these doubts and whisperings is to create anxiety, confusion, and difficulty for the person, possibly leading them to refrain from doing good and beneficial acts, causing them distress and worry, because shaitan is the enemy to mankind.
And the cure that we find in this hadith of the Prophet ๏ทบ:
ยซููุฅูุฐูุง ุจูููุบููู ููููููุณูุชูุนูุฐู ุจูุงูููู ููููููููุชูููยป
"If they experience this, then they must seek refuge with Allah."
So, the first cure is what? To seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil, the shaitan, and its plots and plans. The Prophet ๏ทบ commanded that the individual seek refuge with Allah because if Allah protects you, then nothing can harm you. Success is from Allah alone, and the plots and plans of the devil are weak.
The second thing that we find in this hadith is:
ููููููููุชููู
"They should ignore these whispers and pay no attention to them whatsoever." Do not act upon them nor allow them to hinder you from good. Ignore them.
Individuals who may have asked me about these things in person know, alhamdulillah, the way that we've managed by the tawfiq (success) of Allah Azza wa Jal to get over these types of occurrences. Success is from Allah Azza wa Jal alone, Tabaraka wa Ta'ala, by implementing what we find in the Qur'an and the sunnah of the Prophet ๏ทบ.
So, what we find in this hadith is a general cure and remedy as it relates to this illness, this wiswฤs, that affects many people, ุฅููููุง ู
ูู ุฑููุญูู
ู ุงูููููู.
Also, as it relates to this question specifically, in this situation highlighted in the question, we can offer further advice based upon the teachings of the Prophet ๏ทบ. And the best guidance is the guidance of our Prophet Muhammad ๏ทบ. This shows the importance of seeking knowledge, ุทูุจ ุงูุนูู
.
It comes in the authentic hadith, narrated by Abu Hurairah may Allah be pleased with him., that the Prophet ๏ทบ said:
ุนููู โุฃูุจูู ููุฑูููุฑูุฉู ุฑุถู ุงููู ุนูู ููุงูู: ููุงูู ุฑูุณูููู ุงูููู ๏ทบ :
ยซุฅูุฐูุง ููุฌูุฏู ุฃูุญูุฏูููู
ู ููู ุจูุทููููู ุดูููุฆูุงุ ููุฃูุดููููู ุนููููููู ุฃูุฎูุฑูุฌู ู
ููููู ุดูููุกู ุฃูู
ู ููุงุ ููููุง ููุฎูุฑูุฌูููู ู
ููู ุงููู
ูุณูุฌูุฏู ุญูุชููู ููุณูู
ูุนู ุตูููุชูุงุ ุฃููู ููุฌูุฏู ุฑููุญูุงยป
๐ [ุตุญูุญ ู
ุณูู
- 362]
"If one of you feels something in their stomach, and is unsure if anything has come out, then they should not leave the masjid (to perform wudu) until they hear a sound or perceive a smell."
