Purity: Validity of Prayer for Patients with Urinary Catheters

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Validity of Prayer for Patients with Urinary Catheters

English:

Question #343:

A catheter is put for some patients in hospitals to gather urine. When the catheter is in place the urine comes out of patient’s body unintentionally, whether the patient is asleep, awake, or is performing prayers. In light of this, please answer the following question: Is it obligatory for him to repeat the prayer later, or does the prayer performed in such conditions suffices?

Answer #343:

His prayer is valid and it is not obligatory for him to repeat it or perform its qaḍā’ if he performs it, in such a condition, in accordance with his real shar‘ī duty.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer