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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Doubt Regarding the Passing of Urine and the Purity of Bathroom Floors

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Question:
The questioner says: If a person feels that urine has passed after urinating and performing wudu, and he does not know whether it actually passed or not, is he required to repeat the wudu? And if he leaves it and does not repeat it, and it turns out that something did pass, and he prayed without knowing, is there a sin on him? And if his wet garment or leg touches a floor whose purity he doubts, such as the floor of bathrooms, is that considered impure? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.

Answer:
As long as he has a doubt, even one percent, that something has passed from him, he should not look or reflect on it. The default is purity. He prays, and praise be to Allah, until he knows with one hundred percent certainty that something has passed from him that invalidates the wudu. At that point, the wudu is invalidated. Otherwise, the default is purity. This is because Satan is eager to corrupt people’s deeds and whispers to them that something has passed, that something has passed. So it is not permissible to obey Satan. As long as he has the default of purity, he does not leave that state except with certainty of the state of ritual impurity. As long as he has a doubt, even one percent, that nothing has passed, his purity is valid. As for the floors of bathrooms, as long as he has a doubt about them, the default is purity until he knows that they are impure. Otherwise, the default is purity. Yes.
Source فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 — archive.org (39:57)

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