Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen addressed the situation of a person who suffers from continuous passing of wind, classifying it similarly to urinary incontinence.

He explained that if the condition is ongoing, meaning there is no consistent period in which the person can perform wudu and complete their prayer without the issue occurring, then they are granted a concession based on the principle of removing hardship in the religion.

The ruling for such a person is as follows:

1. They should wait until the time for the prayer begins.
2. Once the prayer time has started, they should perform wudu.
3. After completing their wudu, they may pray the obligatory (fard) prayer and any voluntary (nafl) prayers they wish, and their wudu is not considered broken by any wind that passes thereafter.

This wudu remains valid for the duration of that specific prayer time. When the time for the next prayer begins (e.g., when ‘Asr time starts after Dhuhr), they must perform a new wudu to pray ‘Asr. The Shaykh bases this on the general principles of ease in the Qur’an and by analogy (qiyas) to the case of the woman with istihadah (prolonged non-menstrual bleeding), who was instructed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to make a fresh ablution for every prayer. This approach balances the requirement of purity with the reality of a person’s medical difficulty.