Praying while in doubt about ritual purity
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The questioner:
His other question says: What is the ruling for one who prays while in doubt about his ritual purity?
The Shaykh:
If he is certain of his purity and doubts whether his ablution has been broken, he should proceed on the basis of certainty and pray; there is no harm in this. This is because the default is purity, and the state of impurity is doubtful. Certainty is not removed by doubt, as is the established rule.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If he knows that he is in a state of impurity and doubts whether he performed ablution or not, the default is that he remains in a state of impurity. If he was originally in a state of impurity, or if he doubts whether he performed ablution or not, he should not pay attention to this doubt; rather, he should perform ablution. Certainty is not removed by doubt. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
His other question says: What is the ruling for one who prays while in doubt about his ritual purity?
The Shaykh:
If he is certain of his purity and doubts whether his ablution has been broken, he should proceed on the basis of certainty and pray; there is no harm in this. This is because the default is purity, and the state of impurity is doubtful. Certainty is not removed by doubt, as is the established rule.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If he knows that he is in a state of impurity and doubts whether he performed ablution or not, the default is that he remains in a state of impurity. If he was originally in a state of impurity, or if he doubts whether he performed ablution or not, he should not pay attention to this doubt; rather, he should perform ablution. Certainty is not removed by doubt. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [31] — alfawzan.live (1:09:16)
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