Breaking Wind

Shaykh Shihaab - ud - Deen said: If the people hear the sound of thewind or notice that it has a bad smell, that is indicative of criticism,otherwise its emission signifies relief and benefit. A man said: I dreamt that I was suffering from a great deal of windinside me, and then I went and mingled with some animals and let it goand found relief. I said to him: You find relief by getting something offyour chest that is bothering you by disclosing it to someone who willnever transmit it from you. In my view, emission of wind, for one who has pain from colic orkidney stones, is indicative of relief. I have experienced that myselfwith regard to kidney stone pain.