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وَلَا يَصِيرُ مَعْذُورًا حَتَّى يَسْتَوْعِبَهُ الْعُذْرُ وَقْتًا كَامِلًا ... وَشَرْطُ دَوَامِهِ وُجُودُهُ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَلَوْ مَرَّةً، وَشَرْطُ انْقِطَاعِهِ خُلُوُّ وَقْتٍ كَامِلٍ عَنْهُ

1. Establishment: one complete prayer time without a gap long enough for Wudu and the Fard prayer.
2. Continuation: after that, the excuse occurs at least once in each later prayer time.
3. Termination: one complete prayer time passes entirely free of the excuse.

This level applies the rules practically rather than repeating L030.

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The Excused Person (Ma'dhur): Practical Prayer-Time Rulings

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Lesson

1. Three Stages of Ma'dhur Status

وَلَا يَصِيرُ مَعْذُورًا حَتَّى يَسْتَوْعِبَهُ الْعُذْرُ وَقْتًا كَامِلًا ... وَشَرْطُ دَوَامِهِ وُجُودُهُ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَلَوْ مَرَّةً، وَشَرْطُ انْقِطَاعِهِ خُلُوُّ وَقْتٍ كَامِلٍ عَنْهُ

1. Establishment: one complete prayer time without a gap long enough for Wudu and the Fard prayer.
2. Continuation: after that, the excuse occurs at least once in each later prayer time.
3. Termination: one complete prayer time passes entirely free of the excuse.

This level applies the rules practically rather than repeating L030.

2. One Wudu for One Prayer Time

وَتَتَوَضَّأُ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ وَمَنْ بِهِ عُذْرٌ لِوَقْتِ كُلِّ فَرْضٍ، وَيُصَلُّونَ بِهِ مَا شَاؤُوا مِنَ الْفَرَائِضِ وَالنَّوَافِلِ

Once the excuse is legally established, the person makes Wudu for the prayer time. Within that time, the established recurring excuse itself does not require a fresh Wudu for each prayer. Fard and Nafl prayers may be performed while that Wudu remains valid.

3. The Established Excuse vs. Another Invalidator

The concession applies only to the established recurring excuse. A different ordinary invalidator — such as passing wind or invalidating sleep — still ends Wudu normally.

The correct rule is not “nothing breaks a Ma'dhur's Wudu”; rather, the established excuse is tolerated within its prayer time.

4. When the Prayer Time Ends

وَيَبْطُلُ وُضُوءُ الْمَعْذُورِينَ بِخُرُوجِ الْوَقْتِ

Under the rule stated here, the concessionary Wudu ends when the relevant prayer time exits. If Ma'dhur status continues, a new Wudu is made for the next prayer time.

5. Status and Wudu Are Separate

Ask two separate questions:
1. Is the person still legally Ma'dhur? This depends on establishment, continuation and termination across prayer times.
2. Is the current Wudu still valid? This depends on the prayer-time rule and other ordinary invalidators.

Ma'dhur status may continue into the next prayer time while the previous time's Wudu has ended.

Practice questions

Question 1

Which statement correctly separates Ma'dhur status from a particular Wudu?

  • If Ma'dhur status continues, the same Wudu remains valid forever.
  • Ma'dhur status can continue into the next prayer time even though the previous time's Wudu has ended.
  • Once Ma'dhur status is established, no ordinary invalidator can break Wudu.
  • Ma'dhur status ends whenever a new prayer time begins.

Question 2

For an established Ma'dhur, the recurring excuse itself is tolerated within the prayer time, but a different ordinary invalidator still breaks Wudu.

Question 3

What ends Ma'dhur status itself?

  • The end of each individual Wudu.
  • One complete prayer time passing entirely free of the excuse.
  • Performing a Nafl prayer.
  • Changing clothes.

Question 4

When does the Wudu of an excused person automatically expire?

  • Exactly 30 minutes after making it.
  • Upon the exit/ending of that specific prayer time.
  • Only when they fall asleep.
  • At midnight.

Question 5

An excused person must perform a fresh Wudu for every single prayer (Fard and Nafl) they want to pray within the same prayer time.

Question 6

Match the Arabic terms of chronic excuses with their correct English definitions:

Question 7

Classify the following occurrences for an established excused person into "Breaks Wudu" and "Does NOT Break Wudu":

Question 8

If a person experiences a nosebleed that bleeds for only 5 minutes during the entire Zuhr time and stops completely, are they legally considered a Ma'dhur?

  • Yes, because any bleeding makes one a Ma'dhur.
  • No, because it did not encompass an entire, complete prayer time to prevent a quick Fard prayer.
  • Only if it happens on a Friday.
  • Yes, but only for Nafl prayers.

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