Is it permitted to pass gas at all during prayer, or must one hold back even at the cost of discomfort?
Synopsis
The baseline rule is that one must restrain from passing gas during prayer; the procedure for walking back four cubits applies only when one truly cannot hold back. There is a dispute about whether restraining violates the prohibition of bal teshaktzu (self-degradation).
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If one passes gas during prayer and the smell lingers, where does one resume prayer after the smell dissipates?
5 opinions
If one urgently needs to pass gas during prayer and cannot hold back, must one walk backward four cubits before doing so?
5 opinions
Must one walk specifically backward (not sideways or forward) when retreating four cubits to pass gas during prayer?
3 opinions
May the 'Master of the World' prayer (Ribon HaOlamim) be recited in the middle of the Amidah after passing gas and retreating?
2 opinions
After passing gas and reciting Ribon HaOlamim, does one return to one's prayer spot before or after reciting the prayer?
2 opinions
What is the halakhic sign of passing gas from below ('from below') versus sneezing from the nose ('from above') during prayer?
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Is it permitted to pass gas during prayer when wearing tefillin?
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