Question: A man afflicted with a urinary tract illness had tubes inserted by doctors through his abdomen, so that urine flows into a pouch strapped to his thigh. What is the ruling of his prayer in such a state?
[The Ruling on One Unable to Avoid Impurity Due to Old Age and Weakness]
Question: An elderly, bedridden man cannot avoid impurity due to his old age and weakness. If he removes his trousers at prayer time, he suffers greatly from the air—even in summer—his leg joints hurting him. What is required of him?
[The Ruling of a Drop from an Impure Vessel Falling into Another Vessel or on Clothing]
Question: If a drop of blood falls into a vessel of water, that water becomes impure. If then a drop from this impure vessel falls into another vessel or onto clothing, does that render the water or clothing impure?
[Trinity in ablution]
a question: If the triple ablution causes missing the congregational prayer, Or missing some of its rak’ahs, If he is satisfied with washing the parts of ablution once, he will be able to perform the congregational prayer. Or he achieved all of it and did not miss any of it, Which is more important and preferable, repeating the ritual ablution three times, or performing it in congregation or in a group?
[It is permissible to perform ablution in one mosque and pray in another]
a question: Is it permissible for a person to perform ablution in a mosque and then pray with that ablution in another mosque?
Does drawing blood with a medical needle invalidate ablution?
a question: Does drawing blood with a medical needle invalidate ablution?
[The ruling on someone who prayed for a long time without performing ablution out of ignorance]
a question: A woman was performing ablution for prayer, then she would perform voluntary prayers as much as God willed, then urine came to her, so she urinated and cleaned herself without performing ablution. Thinking that the first ablution would suffice, She remained like this for a long time until some of her relatives noticed her and alerted her. What is required of her in this regard?
[The ruling on someone who prays and then finds at the end of the time something like a dot on his forearm that the water did not reach]
a question: If a Muslim performs ablution and carefully washes all of his limbs and prays, then at the end of the time for prayer he sees a drop of dough or something similar on his forearm, is he required to repeat the prayer because the water did not reach the spot?
In drying the trace of urine
Question: Is there a basis for the practice of people today of drying off urine in regular bathrooms, in a narration from the Prophet (peace be upon him) or from one of the Imams of the Household of the Prophet (peace be upon him)? Or is it a bad habit? Is it sufficient for a person to wipe his penis with dirt in the bathroom until the trace of urine is removed, and is the wetness that comes out after standing up excused? If it is not excused, then why does a person not need to go to such an effort in the bathroom, even though it is possible that what comes out after standing up from the regular bathroom will come back to him, but the water does not allow the person to see the wetness because the organ is not dry? What is meant by the report that the Companions used to sprinkle water on their clothes after urinating, or what does that mean? How did scholars determine that urine is a major impurity and a small amount is not excused? Although what comes out of excessive wiping in the bathroom, which occurs seconds after standing up, may be natural for every human being and something that can only be avoided by taking the trouble to hold the penis, which was not reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) or any of the Imams, can we rule that it is a necessity, like urinary incontinence or a woman suffering from istihadah? What is most appropriate with the ease of Islam and its teachings?
Ruling on the smell of pond water changing over time
a question: There are large pools in many mosques in various parts of Yemen, and the people of these areas perform ablution in them all year round. However, the smell often changes due to the length of time and the lack of rain, and they have no water to drink except rainwater. Is it permissible to perform ablution when the smell is present or not?