If a person with intestinal trouble cannot guarantee a clean body during Tefillah, should he let the time for prayer pass rather than pray without guf naki?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that if one is certain he cannot pray without flatulating, it is better to let the time for Tefillah pass than to pray without guf naki. The Mishnah Berurah and Magen Avraham qualify that one should not skip Shema (which is d'oraita) but may skip the Amidah. The Aruch HaShulchan adds practical nuance about when to attempt tefillin around Shema.
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