Should a Pregnant Lady Suffering From Continuous Release of Urine Stop Praying? Question: A pregnant lady in her ninth month suffers from continuous release of urine every moment, hence she stopped praying in the last month, is this considered ‘TarkusSalaat’ (forsaking Salaat)? What should she do? Answer: It is not permissible for the said lady or for others like her to stop praying. Rather, it is compulsory for her to pray as she is; she should perform ablution when the time for each Salaat is due, and she is allowed to perform voluntary prayers (Nawaafil) within the time. She may, if she wishes, combine between each of Zuhr and ‘Asr and Maghrib and ‘Isha, like a Mustahadha,1 Allaah says: “Fear Allaah to the best of your ability.”2 She must also make up what she has missed of her prayers in addition to repenting to Allaah, by seeking forgiveness for what she did, intending never to go back to that, because of Allaah’s saying: “And repent to Allaah – all of you – O believers! That you may succeed.”3 (Shaikh Ibn Baaz AdDa’awah, 965)
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The Mustahadha is the woman with Istihadha. Istihadha is either a prolonged flow of blood (called menorrhagia in English) or bleeding outside of the menses (called metrorrhagia in English). In some cases, especially where the bleeding is prolonged, it may be a symptom of some other disorder. 2 Surah AtTaghaabun: 16. 3 Surah AnNur: 31.