Ma'zoor

Difficulty in performing Salaah after a rectal operation

Q: A 87 year old male is permanently taking over 7 different medications, including insulin injections twice daily. After he had rectal operation to remove cancer, he cannot control his bowel and bladder very well. Before this he prayed 5 times daily. The situation is this:

He has to visit the toilet frequently for bladder and bowel. His clothes always have some napaaki on them. He is not fit and healthy enough to perform istinja/ wuzu without making more napaaki. He is only able to have full bath/change clothes every 1 or 2 weeks. He can do istinja/ wuzu and change clothes for Eid prayer, but not daily. Besides this, he is alright and looks fit and healthy for his age, he has no other mobility problems, and we thank only Allah for this.

Mufti Sahib, so if (1) istinja/ wuzu is a problem and (2) changing clothes frequently is also a problem, both problem are affecting this person. What is the ruling regarding salah, i.e. Taharat, tiyamum etc?

He has not read namaz for past 12 months due to these issues, but he desperately wants to read namaz.

The laws of a ma'zoor

Q: I have a chronic disease with no cure, which is the inability to hold urination. My clothing is always soiled with urine.

  1. Do I have to change every time I have to pray, knowing that most of the time I'm away from home. What if I can not pray on time?
  2. Sometimes I start to pray and urine comes out, do I have to finish or stop praying?