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What if drops of urine come out after wudhu?
26 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 3 South African Darul Iftas (Ask Imaam, Mufti Online, Ibn Masood). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.
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What the Darul Iftas say
“The droplets of urine that generally emerge after relieving oneself is due to not performing Istibra. Istibra refers to a process whereby one gently presses over the urethra (using the index finger of the left hand), starting from the scrotum and moving forward towards the penis.”
“If you are certain that the feeling of the urine is untrue, then there is no point of waiting for the end of Salaah time with the fear that the urine will be absorbed, as there is no urine in the first place. The thought of urine been absorbed is waswasa and whispers of Shaitan.”
“If after the drop of urine had come out you made wudhu and performed Salaah, the Salaah will be valid. However, if after making wudhu or during Salaah the drop of urine had come out, then through the drop of urine coming out the wudhu will break and the Salaah performed in that state will not be valid.”
Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.
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- Suffering from urine drops after relieving oneselfIbn Masood · 10 Jan 2024
- Urine drips when walking - Do i have to re make Wudhu?Ask Imaam · 2 Mar 2020
- Finding a drop urine on one's undergarments after SalaahMufti Online · 31 Oct 2015
- Urine droplets after relieving oneselfIbn Masood · 3 May 2023
- What should I do if I feel that I have passed urine after wudhu?Ask Imaam · 4 Aug 2018
- A person suffering from urinary incontinence performing salaah standingMufti Online · 10 Feb 2024
- Feeling of urine during SalahAsk Imaam · 9 May 2017
- Salaah of a person who has urine drops problem and salaah time is about to expireMufti Online · 24 Feb 2019
- Urine problems when praying SalaahAsk Imaam · 22 Nov 2014
- Urine drops coming out after performing wudhuMufti Online · 25 Aug 2013
- How to deal with urine droplets after urinationAsk Imaam · 16 May 2014
- Swallowing drops of water from one's face during salaahMufti Online · 16 Sep 2018
- Urine drops keep coming out when i want to perform SalaahAsk Imaam · 22 May 2008
- Should the person who is going to drop off someone at the airport perform qasr salaah?Mufti Online · 19 Mar 2018
- If after urinating, small drops of urine keep leaking for 15 minutes, is my wuzu valid for salat? See details.Ask Imaam · 1 May 2002
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