| In sha’ Allah, I intend
to go for Hajj this year. I am suffering from urine drops coming out at
regular intervals. I read in a book by Mawlana Ashraf `Ali Thanvi Sahib
that a person in my situation can keep a piece of cotton at the opening of
the organ and unless the urine comes out on the other side of the cotton,
the ablution does not break. I have been following it for the past year.
But during Hajj and `Umrah, is it OK if I keep the cotton around and put a
rubber band over to prevent it from falling?
Answered by: A Group of Islamic
Researchers
All praise and thanks are due to Allah,
and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear brother in Islam, we really appreciate your forwarding this question
to us. We hope our efforts, exerted purely for Allah’s sake, come up to
your expectations.
First of all, it is to be stated that the consensus of Muslim scholars
agree that purity is a condition only in Tawaf (circumambulation of the
Ka`bah), which means that a Muslim can perform all acts of Hajj or `Umrah,
with the exception of Tawaf, without making wudu’ (ablution). However,
Hanafi scholars and Imam Ibn Taymiyah consider that purity is not a
condition even in Tawaf.
Here, we'd like to cite for you the following fatwa:
"As for the texts that require purity for making Tawaf, such as the
Prophet’s words “A menstruating woman does all acts of Hajj save Tawaaf”
and also the hadith “When one of you gets impure, he should not pray
unless after purification,” these texts denote general obligation which is
to be observed according to one’s ability. Almighty Allah says: “So keep
your duty to Allah as best ye can” (At-Taghabun: 16) The Prophet (peace
and blessings be upon him) also said: “When I command you to do something,
do it according to your capacity.” Attaining purity is known to be a
condition pertaining to Tawaaf. In case of Prayer, purity is more required
and is considered to be a condition for Prayer being accepted. However, in
cases of extreme necessity, this condition is neglected. This involves the
case of a person with enuresis who can pray and make Tawaaf after making
ablution."
So, having urine drops coming out of you at regular basis, you can act
during the performance of Hajj and `Umrah exactly as you do for Prayer.
You can apply a piece of cotton or a pad to the place of urinating as best
as you can; you can put a rubber band over it, if you wish, so that no
urine drops would fall and stain the Sacred Precinct.
Moreover, Sheikh M. S. Al-Munajjid, a prominent Saudi Islamic lecturer and
author, states:
If you pass urine or drops of urine, this does not mean that you have to
do ghusl (bathing); what you have to do is make wudu’ and wash only the
parts of the body and clothing (on which the urine has fallen).
If the situation you describe — the occasional emission of a few drops of
urine — is beyond your control, then your case is like that of one who is
incontinent, so do the following:
1. Wash the private parts with water.
2. Wash the part of your clothes that the urine has gotten onto (there is
no need to change your clothes).
3. Put a pad or a piece of cotton, or something similar, over the private
parts so that the urine will not spread.
4. Do wudu’ for each Prayer, then pray as you are, and pray as much as you
like, fard and nafl, with this wudu’. After doing this, anything else that
comes out does not matter. Allah says: “So keep your duty to Allah and
fear Him as much as you can.” (At-Taghabun: 16)
Do not miss any Prayers or delay doing them on time, and your Prayer will
be valid.
This is what should be done in the case of incontinence. But if the urine
comes out shortly after urinating then stops, in this case you can go to
the bathroom fifteen minutes before the Prayer or the Adhan, for example,
then put something (a cloth, for example) to prevent contamination after
you do cleaning yourself after relieving yourself, perform wudu’ and pray.
(Here end the words of Sheikh M. S. Al-Munajjid.)
Hence, dear brother, you can perform wudu’ just before you start your Hajj
or `Umrah, then you can offer all the rituals with no need to take wudu’
again, even if there are some drops of urine coming out.
Finally, we advise you to visit a doctor to know the cause of the problem
and to seek treatment if there is one.
Note by A F Ebrahim: The above fatwa needs a review |
