Performing salaah with the urge to relieve oneself

Q: A person has to offer salaah and feels the urgency to go to the washroom. However, if he relieves himself, his prayer will become qadha. What should he do in such a situation?

A: If the urgency is so great that he cannot concentrate then he should first relieve himself.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)