It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Taliq (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! We are in the desert and sometimes someone passes wind; (what should we do in such a situation)? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah is not shy of stating the truth. When any of you does so, he should perform ablution, and do not approach women from behind.

Muhammad bin Amr says: I saw Sayyiduna Saib bin Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) smelling his garment. I asked: Why are you doing this? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Wudu is only required due to a bad smell or hearing the sound of wind.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: There is no need to perform ablution except due to the sound of wind or perceiving its smell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The prayer of one who loses his ablution will not be accepted until he performs ablution again. Upon hearing this, a man from Hadhramaut asked him: O Abu Hurairah! What is meant by "hadath" (loss of ablution)? He replied: Passing wind silently or audibly.

The wife of the Messenger, Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates that the slave woman of the Messenger of Allah or the wife of the slave of the Messenger of Allah, Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyida Salma, came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to complain about her husband, as he had beaten her. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him): "Abu Rafi’! What is the matter between you and her?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah! She causes me distress." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Salma! What distress did you cause him?" She said: "O Messenger of Allah! I did not cause him any distress, except that during prayer his ablution broke, so I said to him: 'O Abu Rafi’! Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded the Muslims that when anyone passes wind, he should perform ablution.' But as soon as I said this, he got up and started beating me." Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to smile and said: "Abu Rafi’! She only commanded you to do good."