If During Prayer I Am About To Pass Wind but I Hold It In

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