If one stops discharge of air, will wudhu remain?

· 17 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 22806English

Question

if one stops discharge of air ,will wudhu remain valid or not.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

If one doesn’t pass wind (manages to stop air from discharging), one’s wudhu will remain intact.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Checked and Concurred by,
Abdul Azīm bin AbdurRahman,

Ismail Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]قلت وَكَيف يستيقن بِالْحَدَثِ قَالَ إِن يسمع صَوتا أَو يجد ريحًا

(الأصل المعروف بالمبسوط، ج1، ص114، إدارة القرآن والعلوم الإسلامية)

وينقض الْوضُوء عشرُون... واما الَّتِي من الدبر فالغائط وَالرِّيح وَلَا خلاف فِيهَا...

(النتف في الفتاوى، ص26، دار الفرقان)

Checked by
Abdul Azīm bin AbdurRahman
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