Is it required to do istinja or just wudu after passing wind in order to pray?
Question
After passing wind is it required to do istinja or just wudu? in order to pray
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is not required to do istinja after passing wind. Making wudu will suffice[1].
Abu Ali ad-Dagestani
Student Darul Iftaa
Moscow, Russia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] قال علامة الشامي في حاشيته: قوله (لا يسن من ريح) لان عينها طاهرة وأنما إنقضت لانبعاثها من موضع النجاسة ولان بخروج الريح لايكون على السبيل شئ فلا يسن بل هو بدعة ج1 ص335 كراتشي
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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