The One Praying Who Needs to Relieve Himself
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 54
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَلَبِيُّ: أَنَّهُ سَأَلَهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُرِيدُ اَلْحَاجَةَ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ «يُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ وَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ وَ يُسَبِّحُ وَ اَلْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا أَرَادَتِ اَلْحَاجَةَ وَ هِيَ تُصَلِّي تُصَفِّقُ بِيَدَيْهَا.
Al-Halabi asked him about a man who wishes to attend to a need while praying. Imam عليه السلام said: "He should gesture with his head, signal with his hand, and glorify (SubhanAllah سبحانه وتعالى). As for a woman, when She wants to attend to a need while praying, She should clap her hands”.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh