Dirty Fluid Discharged from the Ear Nullifies Wudu

Question

For ten years now — and he has now reached the age of twenty — dirty fluid has been coming out of the ear, and sometimes during the year there is also pain for a day or two, but the fluid comes out constantly. Does this break his wudu or not? Will he be deemed a ma‘dhur (excused person) or not? For he also leads all five daily prayers as imam — is his imamate valid or not? May he lead the tarawih or not? When performing wudu he cleans the ear thoroughly.

Answer

The dirty fluid that comes out of the ear, while there is also sometimes pain in the ear, nullifies wudu. If he is a ma‘dhur according to the Shari‘a, his imamate is not valid. If he is not a ma‘dhur — that is, he has enough time to begin the prayer with wudu and perform the prayer without the fluid coming out — then the prayer of the imam and of all the followers (muqtadis)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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