his mind, all his past sins will be forgiven." (Related by al-Bukhari, Muslim and others.)Other practices (protecting the eyes and wrinkles, removing any rings, wiping the neck, and so on)have not been mentioned here as their narrations are still questionable. But, one may follow them aspart of general cleanliness.Fiqh 1.35: Nullification of ablutionIt is not desirable that one who is making ablution should leave any of the sunan that have just beenmentioned. The person would then lose the great reward of these (simple)acts. Anytime one abandonsthe sunnah, he has done a disliked deed.Fiqh 1.35 a: An excretion of the penis, vagina or anusThis would include urine, feces (Allah says, "...or one of you comes from relieving himself," thusproving that such an act obligates a new purification), and releasing gas from the anus. Abu Hurairahreported that the Messenger of Allah said, "Allah does not accept the prayer of a person who hasreleased gas until he makes a new ablution. A person from Hazhramaut asked Abu Hurairah, "Whatdoes releasing gas mean?" He answered, "Wind with or without sound." (Related by al-Bukhari andMuslim.) He also narrated that the Prophet said, "If one of you finds a disturbance in his abdomen andis not certain if he has released any gas or not, he should not leave the mosque unless he hears itssound or smells its scent." (Related by Muslim.)Hearing the escaping gas or smelling it is not a condition for nullifying ablution, but he stressed thatone should be certain of the action. As for al-Mazhi (prostatic fluid), the Prophet said, "Make ablution."Concerning sperm or al-mani, said Ibn 'Abbas "It requires ghusl and for al-mazhi and al-wadi, washyour sex organs and make ablution." This was related by al-Baihaqi in his Sunan.Fiqh 1.35 b: Deep sleep that makes a person completely unaware of his surroundingsIf the person did not keep his bottocks firmly seated on the floor while sleeping, he must make a newablution. Safwan ibn 'Asal said, "The Prophet, upon whom be peace, used to order us while we weretravelling not to take our socks off unless we were in post-sex impurity (i.e. not for defecation,urination or sleep)." (Related by Ahmad, an-Nasa'i and at-Tirmizhi, who graded it sahih.) If one'sbuttocks has remained firmly on the floor during his sleep, no new ablution is necessary. This is impliedby the hadith of Anas who said, "The companions of the Prophet were waiting for the delayed nightprayer until their heads began nodding up and down (from drowsiness and sleep). They would thenpray without performing ablution." (Related by ash-Shaifi, Muslim, Abu Dawud and at-Tirmizhi.) Thewording that at-Tirmizhi recorded from the chain of Shu'bah is, "I have seen the companions of theProphet sleeping to the extent that one could hear some of them snoring. But, they would stand forprayer without a new ablution." Said Ibn alMubarak, "In our opinion, this happened when they weresitting."Fiqh 1.36: Loss of consciousnessThis nullifies the ablution regardless of whether it was owing to insanity, fainting, drunkenness, or some
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