Ma'zur Calculator
If bleeding or discharge will not stop long enough to make wudu and pray, you may be ma'zur (excused). Answer three questions to find out, and how to make wudu.
Also written mazoor, ma'zoor · Urdu: معذورِ شرعی
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Educational guidance based on Hanafi fiqh, not a fatwa. For your own situation, please consult a qualified scholar. Disclaimer.
Ma'zur Calculator: common questions
When is a woman considered ma'zur?
When bleeding or discharge continues through an entire prayer time without stopping long enough to make wudu and pray the fard prayer.
How does a ma'zur make wudu?
Make wudu after each prayer time begins. It stays valid for the whole of that prayer time, for any prayers and for touching the Quran, even if the bleeding continues.
When does ma'zur status end?
When a complete prayer time passes without any bleeding or discharge. Until then it continues, as long as it appears at least once in each prayer time.
Does this apply to urine leakage or wounds?
Yes. The ma'zur rules apply to any continuous wudu-breaking condition, for men and women.
Can I lead prayer as a ma'zur?
A ma'zur should not lead people who are not ma'zur in prayer.