If one passes gas during prayer and the smell lingers, where does one resume prayer after the smell dissipates?
Synopsis
If gas escapes involuntarily during prayer, one waits for the smell to dissipate. The question is whether one resumes from the point of interruption or from the beginning of the prayer.
More in Bodily Needs During Prayer
If one urgently needs to pass gas during prayer and cannot hold back, must one walk backward four cubits before doing so?
5 opinions
Is it permitted to pass gas at all during prayer, or must one hold back even at the cost of discomfort?
3 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?
3 opinions across 3 eras
Is it permitted to pass gas during prayer when wearing tefillin?
2 opinions
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