Question 3: During prayer, I doubt whether my ablution (wudu) has been invalidated. What should I do?

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✅ Answer: Please consider the following narration:

1 عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَنْتَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُحْدِثَ وُضُوءاً أَبَداً حَتَّى تَسْتَيْقِنَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتَ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, Page 33

Bukayr said: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) told me: When you are certain that an impurity (hadath) has occurred, then perform ablution. Avoid renewing your ablution unless you are certain that an impurity has occurred.

✅ Based on the above narration, as long as a person is certain that they have performed ablution, they remain in a state of ablution unless they are certain that it has been invalidated.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ