{"_id":"683468facfae63cd7d9f968b","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How can we know if we've really passed gas?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I read a ruling that said you should only consider something a fart if you hear it or smell it, because the Shaytan can blow on you to make it feel like you farted and bring doubt into your mind on the validity of your wudu. If you feel the pressure of a fart and then feel passing of wind, but you don’t hear or smell anything, does that count as a fart? \\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The hadith should not be understood literally to mean that unless one hears a sound or smells something, wuḍū’ must automatically be considered intact. Rather, the meaning of the hadith is that one should not invalidate their wuḍū’ based on mere doubt, because certainty is not removed by doubt.\\n\\nThe mere feeling of internal pressure is not a strong indicator that something has exited. However, the feeling of the actual passing of wind is indeed a strong indicator, just as sound or smell would be.\\n\\nP.S. Sometimes I get the feeling I'm being trolled, but I remind myself to maintain a positive outlook (ḥusn al-ẓann).\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe40b76658b4c232837","tag":"Tahara: Wudu","count":117}],"createdOn":"2025-05-26T13:13:30.135Z"}