Menstruation and Post-Natal bleeding, - Dought& clear, - * Purification and prayer for one who has urinary incontinence

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I feel that some drops of urine come out. I asked about prayer and I was told to do wudoo’ at the time of each prayer and then pray as much as I want, then when the time for the next prayer comes, I should do wudoo’ again. My question is: is it permissible for me to do wudoo’ before the time for prayer begins, for example so that I can pray in congregation in the mosque. When I am away from home, is it permissible for me to pray with wudoo’ for the prayers whose time comes. If that is not permissible, what should I do to purify my underwear so that I can do wudoo’ and pray in them? Is it permissible for me to offer a lengthy prayer with one wudoo’, such as ‘Isha’ prayer then Taraaweeh? May Allaah reward you with all good.
Praise be to Allaah.
1 – Whoever has a problem that constantly breaks his wudoo’, such as one who suffers from urinary incontinence and constant wind, should do wudoo’ at the time of each prayer, and pray as much as he likes of obligatory and naafil prayers with that wudoo’, until the time for the next prayer begins.
That is because of the report narrated inal-Saheehaynfrom ‘Aa’ishah who said: Faatimah bint Abi Hubaysh came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, I am a woman who suffers from constant non-menstrual bleeding (istihaadah), and I never become pure. Should I give up prayer?” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “No, rather that is from a vein, and it is not menstruation. When your regular time of menstruation comes, then stop praying, and when that time is over, then wash the blood off yourself and pray, then do wudoo’ for every prayer until that time comes.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 226 – this version was narrated by him; and Muslim, 333.
The scholars regarded the one who suffers urinary incontinence as coming under the same rulings as the woman who suffers from istihaadah (irregular non-menstrual bleeding).
But if he knows that the urine will stop within the time when he will be able to purify himself and pray, then he has to delay the prayer until that time.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:
When a person suffers from urinary incontinence, one of two scenarios must apply:
(i) If it is constant and does not stop, and every time any amount collects in the bladder it comes out, then when the time for prayer comes, he should cover his private part with something and pray, and it will not matter if something comes out.
(ii) If it will stop after he urinates, or ten minutes or a quarter of an hour after that, then he should wait until it stops, then do wudoo’ and pray, even if he misses prayer in congregation.
As’ilah al-Baab al-Maftooh, Q. 17, no. 67.
The scholars differed with regard to the tahaarah (putification) of the woman who suffers from istihaadah and others like her – is the tahaarah invalidated when the time for prayer ends or when the time for the next prayer begins? For example, one who does wudoo’ for Fajr prayer – can she pray Duha prayer or Eid prayer with this wudoo’ or not?
Those who say that her wudoo’ is invalidated when the time for (Fajr) prayer ends say that she is not allowed to do that, because when the sun rises, her wudoo’ comes to an end.
Those who say that her wudoo’ is invalidated when the time for the next prayer begins, say that it is permissible for her to pray Duha or Eid prayer with the wudoo’ for Fajr, because her wudoo’ lasts until the time for Zuhr begins.
Both views are narrated in the madhhab of Imam Ahmad and others (al-Insaaf, 1/378;al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 3/212)
To be on the safe side, she should do wudoo’ again for Duha and Eid prayer; this was stated in a fatwa by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him). See question no. 22843.
2 – Based on the above, you cannot do wudoo’ before the time for prayer, whether that is so that you can pray in congregation or for some other reason, because your wudoo’ will be invalidated when the time for the next prayer begins.
But we would like to point out that this ruling applies only when the impurity is ongoing. But if we assume that the person who has incontinence does wudoo’, then nothing comes out of him until the time for the next prayer begins, he does not have to do wudoo’, and his first wudoo’ is still valid.
The words of the fuqaha’ – let him do wudoo’ for each prayer – apply if something comes out of him.
Al-Bahooti said inal-Rawd al-Murabba’(p. 57): For the woman who is suffering istihaadah and those who suffer incontinence or continual emission of madhiy (prostatic fluid) or wind… should do wudoo’ when the time for each prayer begins, if something comes out, and should offer obligatory and naafil prayers so long as that time lasts. If nothing comes out then they do not have to do wudoo’.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The woman who is suffering from istihaadah has to do wudoo’ at the time for each prayer, if something comes out; if nothing comes out of her then her first wudoo’ remains valid.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 1/438.
3 – If you are outside the home and your wudoo’ is invalidated because the time for the next prayer begins, and you want to pray, then you have to repeat your wudoo’, after washing the private part and covering it with something that will prevent the emission coming out as much as possible.
Underwear is purified by washing it. If you single out a clean garment for prayer which you can carry with you, that will be easier for you. If it is too difficult to wash your clothes or change them, then pray as you are.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The sick person who is suffering with urinary incontinence and cannot be cured with treatment has to do wudoo’ for each prayer after the time for prayer begins. He should wash off whatever has gotten onto his body and set aside clean clothes for prayer, if that is not too difficult for him. If he cannot do that then he is excused, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“and has not laid upon you in religion any hardship”
[al-Hajj 22:78]
“Allaah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you”
[al-Baqarah 2:185]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If I command you to do a thing, then do as much of it as you can.” He should take precautions to prevent urine spreading on his body or clothes or the place where he prays.
End quote. FromFataawa Islamiyyah, 1/192
If it is too hard for you to do wudoo’ and wash your clothes for every prayer, then it is permissible for you to join Zuhr and ‘Asr and pray them with one wudoo’ at the time of either of them, and to join Maghrib and ‘Isha’ likewise, whether that is in your house or elsewhere.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said inMajmoo’ al-Fataawa, 24/14:
Those who are sick or suffering from istihaadah may join their prayers.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said inal-Sharh al-Mumti’, 4/559:
It is permissible for the woman who is suffering from istihaadah to join Zuhr and ‘Asr, and Maghrib and ‘Ishah’, because it is difficult for her to do wudoo’ for every prayer.
4 – You can pray Taraaweeh with the wudoo’ you did for ‘Isha’, even if the Taraaweeh prayers last until after midnight.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:
Is it permissible for a woman who is suffering from istihaadah to pray qiyaam al-layl if it will end at midnight, with the wudoo’ of ‘Isha’?
He replied:
This is an area concerning which there is a difference of scholarly opinion. Some of the scholars said that when midnight comes she has to repeat her wudoo’, and some said that she does not have to repeat her wudoo’ – this is the more correct opinion.
Fataawa al-Tahaarah, p. 286.
And Allaah knows best.

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For children, - Status and Honor of Mother in Islam: Respect of Muslim Mothers

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In Islam, the status, honor, respect and esteem attached to motherhood is unparalleled. Noble Qur'an places the importance of kindness to parents as second only to worshipping God Almighty:
Ek Hasti Hai Jo Jaan Hai Meri
Aan Se Bhi Bhar Kar Maan Hai Meri
Khuda Hukm De Agar To Kardoon Sajda Ussay
Kuyn Ke Woh Koie Aur Nahi Maa Hai Meri
Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, And that you be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in your life, Say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they cherished me in childhood. (Noble Qur'an, 17:23-24)
One of the most convincing things about the religion Islam is the treatment of women in general and particular the high position and honor of mothers.
Noble Qur'anin several other places puts special emphasis on the mother's great role in giving birth and nursing: "And We have enjoined on man to be good to his parents: In travail upon travail did his mother bear him and in two years was his weaning. Show gratitude to Me and to your parents." (Noble Qur'an, 31:14)
"We have enjoined on the human being kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth." (Noble Qur'an, 46:15)
The very special place of mothers in Islam has been eloquently described by Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw): "Jannah lies at the feet of your mother's"
"A man asked Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw): 'Whom should I honor most?' Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) replied: 'Your mother'. 'And who comes next?' asked the man. Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) replied: 'Your mother'. 'And who comes next?' asked the man. Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) replied: 'Your mother!'. 'And who comes next?' asked the man. Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) replied: 'Your father'" (Bukhari and Muslim)
A person came to Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)and said: 'O' Prophet of Allah! I have committed every known evil act. Is there a chance that I may be forgiven?' Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) asked him: 'Are any of your parents still alive?' The man replied: 'My father.' He said to him: 'Go and be good and kind to him.' When he left, Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) said: 'If only his mother had been alive.'" (Biharul Anwar)
Among the few precepts of Islam which Muslims still faithfully observe to the present day is the considerate treatment of mothers. The honor that Muslim mothers receive from their sons and daughters is exemplary. The intensely warm relations between Muslim mothers and their children and the deep respect with which Muslim men approach their mothers usually amaze Westerners.
Famous companion of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) or Sahabi-e-Rasool and a great scholar of Islam, Abdullah ibn Abbas (ra), considered kind treatment of one's mother to be the best deed for strengthening or rectifying one's relation with God Almighty. He said: I know of no other deed that brings people closer to Allah (SWT) than kind treatment and respect towards one's mother.
Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as) used to treat his mother with so much kindness and love as seen in the following narration:
Once he was asked, "You are the most kind person to your mother, yet we have never seen you eating with her from a single dish/plate." Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as) replied, "I fear that my hand would take what her eyes have already seen in the dish/plate and then I would be disobeying her."
In other words, he, Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as)was so careful not to disobey his mother that he would even avoid eating out of the same plate as her; He thought that she would see a morsel and intend to take it, but before she did he might unknowingly take that same morsel and eat it. This is how careful he was to obey his mother in the most minute details.
All that has preceded above shows how the status of mothers and consequently that of women - is elevated to the highest position in Islam. Honor of Mothers in Islam is beyond that found in any other religion, ideology or culture. This is a very clear proof of the lofty status of Muslim Women.

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Welcome to Islam, - * The West accuses Islam ofoppressing women

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In Islam, women have been given a high status which no past nation ever achieved and which no subsequent nation has been able to attain, because the honor that Islam gives to humanity, includes men and women equally. They are equal before the rulings of Allaah in this world and they will be equal with regard to His reward and punishment in the Hereafter.
Allaah says )what means(:"And indeed We have honored the Children of Adam."]Quran 17:70[
And )what means(:"There is a share for men and a share for women from what is left by parents and those nearest related."]Quran 4:7[
And )what means(:"And they )women( have rights )over their husbands as regards living expenses( similar )to those of their husbands( over them )as regards obedience and respect( to what is reasonable."]Quran 2:228[
And )what means(:"The believers, men and women, are Awliyaa' )helpers, supporters, friends, protectors( of one another."]Quran 9:71[
And )what means(:"And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honor. And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: 'My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young'"]Quran17:23-24[
And Allaah says )what means(:"So their Lord accepted of them )their supplication and answered them(: ‘Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female.’"]Quran 3:195[
And )what means(:"Whoever works righteousness -- whether male or female -- while he )or she( is a true believer )of Islamic Monotheism( verily, to him We will give a good life )in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision(, and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do )i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter(."]Quran 16:97[
And )what means(:"And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female, and is a )true( believer ]in the Oneness of Allaah )Muslim([, such will enter Paradise and not the least injustice, even to the size of a Naqeera )speck on the back of a date stone(, will be done to them."]Quran 4:124[
There is nothing in any other religion, nation or law that can compare to the honor, which a woman is granted in Islam. Roman civilization decreed that a woman was a slave who belonged to man, and had no rights at all. InRomea major gathering met to discuss the status of women, and decided that she was a being who had no soul, and that therefore she would not inherit life in the Hereafter, and that she was evil!
InAthens, women were regarded as chattels; they were bought and sold and were regarded as evil, the handiwork of the devil. The ancient laws ofIndiastate that disease, death, Hell, snake venom and fire were all better than woman. Her right to life came to an end when her husband's -- or master's -- life ended. When she saw her husband’s body burning she would throw herself into the flames; if she did not do so, she would be subject to curses.
With regard to women in Judaism, the ruling on her in the Old Testament is as follows: "So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly. I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains…" )Ecclesiastes 7:25-26 - New International Version(.
It is known that the Old Testament is venerated and believed by both Jews and Christians. This was the situation of woman in ancient times.
With regard to her situation in the Middle Ages and in modern times, this will be explained by the following: The Danish writer Wieth Kordsten explained the view of the Catholic Church towards women. He said: "During the Middle Ages, very little care was given to women, following the teaching of the Catholic Church which regarded woman as a second class creation."
InFrance, a council in 586 CE decided to research the status of women and whether they were to be counted as human or not. After some discussion, they decided that woman was human, but she was created to serve man. The 217th clause of the French law states the following: "A married woman -- even if her marriage is based on the condition of separating what belongs to her and what belongs to her husband -- is not permitted to give anything as a gift or to transfer any of her property or use it as collateral, or to take possession of anything whether in return for payment or otherwise, without her husband being a party to the contract or agreeing to it in writing."
InEngland, Henry VIII forbade English women to read the Bible. Until 1850 CE women were not counted as citizens, and until 1882 CE they did not have any personal rights. )Silsilat Maqaarinah al-Adyaan, by Dr. Ahmad Shalaby, vol. 3, p. 210-213(
As for contemporary woman in Europe,Americaand other industrial nations, she is a creature that is degraded and abused for commercial purposes!! She is a feature of advertising campaigns, where she takes off her clothes in order to advertise products on posters, and sells and displays her body according to the systems devised by men, so that she is no more than an object of pleasure for them.
In such societies, a woman is cared for only as long as she is able contribute something physically or mentally. When she becomes old and cannot give any more, society -- individuals and institutions alike -- forsake her and she lives alone in her house or in an old age institution.
Compare this -- and there is no comparison -- with the teachings of the Noble Quran, in which Allaah says )what means(:"The believers, men and women, are Awliya' )helpers, supporters, friends, protectors( of one another."]Quran 9:71[
And )what means(:"And they )women( have rights )over their husbands as regards living expenses( similar )to those of their husbands( over them )as regards obedience and respect( to what is reasonable."]Quran 2:228[
And )what means(:"And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honor. And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: 'My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young'"]Quran17:23-24[
Since her Lord has honored her in this way, it is clear to all of humankind that Allaah Almighty has created a woman to be a mother, a wife, a daughter and a sister and prescribed certain laws which apply exclusively to women and not men.

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Welcome to Islam, - * Statements of Popes and Writers

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“I would prefer meeting Satan than meeting a woman.”
·“The woman is the door to Hell, the way to corruption, the scorpion's sting and the ally of Satan.”
In the 1484 CE Acquittal, Pope Innocent VIII announced that a woman and a human being were seemingly conflicting opposites.
Below are some statements of European philosophers and famous thinkers in the post-Renaissance era:
"If you see a woman, think not that you see a human being, not even a wild being, but what you see is Satan himself, and what you hear is the snake's whistle."]Saint Paul Fantair's recommendations to his disciples[
"The woman was created not only to be subjected to man, but also to endure his injustice."]Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau[
"The woman is an animal which the man should beat, feed and detain."]Schopenhauer[
"No man thinks of a woman and then respects her; he either despises her or does not think of her seriously."]Otto Finger[
"Man could imagine himself without a woman; but a woman could hardly imagine herself without a man."]Julian Banda[
"The woman is a tool for laughter: a living statue of stupidity."]French writerLamennais[
"The woman is a relative being."]HistorianMichelet[
"They )the Christians( regarded kidnapping children to bring them up on monasticism among the acts that bring them closer to God. They used to escape from women even though they were their relatives, thinking that merely looking at the woman would make their deeds worthless."]Ma‘aawil Al-Hadm Wat-Tadmeer Fi An-Nasraaniyyah wa fi At-Tabsheerby Ibraaheem Sulaymaan Al-Jabhaan pp72-75[
"The woman has to cover her hair for she is not the image of God."]Ambrose in the 4thcentury CE[
'Woman distorts the image of man'
Tertullian, one of the leaders of early Christianity, said the following showing mankind the Christian view of woman,"She is the door through which Satan enters into man’s soul. She led him to eat from the unlawful tree, contradicted the law of God, and distorted the image of God, i.e. man."He was referring to the following statement of the Bible:"And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, fell into transgression. But she will be delivered through childbearing, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control."]Timothy I 2:14-15[
The Bible saysthrough the wordsof Moosa )Moses(, may Allaah exalt his mention, that because of their treachery against the Lord, plague afflicted the community:"Moses said to them, ‘Have you allowed all the women to live?Look, these people through the counsel of Balaam caused the Israelites to act treacherously against theLordin the matter of Peor – which resulted in the plague among the community of theLord!Now therefore kill every boy, and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man. But all the young women who have not had sexual intercourse with a man will be yours.’"]Numbers 31:15-18[
Chrysostom, one of the great devotees of Christianity, said about the woman,"She is an inevitable evil, an obsession to which man is predisposed by nature, a desired blight, a risk that endangers the family and house, a destructive sweetheart and a disaster plated and disguised."He was referring to statement of the Lord who sent His angel to say about her that she is evil itself:"Then a round lead cover was raised up, revealing a woman sitting inside the basket. He then said, ‘This woman represents wickedness,’ and he pushed her down into the basket and placed the lead cover on top."]Zechariah 5:7-8[
Now, consider the statement of Allaah The Almighty in His well-guarded Book, the Quran, which no falsehood approaches, announcing to all the world the freedom and humanity of the woman, and restoring dignity to her as being a source of tranquility, affection and mercy for man )which means(:}And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.{]Quran 30:21[
If the Bible, with its Old and New Testaments, holds the woman responsible for Aadam's )Adam’s( sin and for her coming out of Paradise to work and suffer, and makes even her giving birth to children an expiation of that sin, then how could one expect the followers of that religion to be kind to her?

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