Answered by Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher
During the day and in salah sometimes I feel a moverment (a vibration), in my anus and I dont feel or hear any wind passing out, nor can i smell anything. I dont know whether i have passed wind or not. Does this invalidate my wudhu and/or salah.
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
assalamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
ُIf, after performing ablution, you are uncertain whether or not you’ve passed wind, then both your ablution and your prayer remain valid. Until you are certain that you’ve done something to invalidate your ablution, you may assume that your ablution is intact.
If you ever find yourself wondering, “Did I pass wind? Or was it just my imagination?” you can immediately put an end to your misgivings by applying the above rule, ignoring your doubts, and continuing your prayer.
Imam Muslim (may Allah be pleased with him) relates in his Sahih that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “When one of you experiences something in his stomach and is uncertain whether or not anything exited from him, then he must remain in the mosque until he hears a sound or smells an odor.”
Imam Nawawi notes in his commentary on Sahih Muslim that the scholars interpret the latter statement to mean, “until you are certain that something has actually happened [to invalidate your ablution].”
And Allah Most High knows best.
Hamza.