The Prayer and Imamate of a Ma'dhur

Question

(a) I have been suffering for a long time from an illness, namely frequent passing of wind: wind passes every 2–3 minutes. May I, with the wudu of fajr, perform the ishraq prayer and the recitation (tilawa) of the Holy Qur'an? That is, holding back the wind and remaining in wudu. (b) In the village where I live the people have little education: most of them recite incorrectly in prayer, the limbs of wudu are left dry, and they pay no attention to it. Will my prayer behind such people be valid or not?

Answer

(a) One who is a ma'dhur according to the Shari'a must make wudu for the prayer of each time; then, with the end of the time, his wudu will not remain. The wudu of fajr will end with sunrise, and a separate wudu will be needed for ishraq; then with that wudu nafl prayers and recitation will be permitted, and not even for zuhr will a new wudu be needed — unless some other…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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