Whispers of doubt about something coming out after ablution
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The questioner:
This questioner, the one who said, Honorable Shaykh: Sometimes I perform wudu' and I feel that something has come out of me, flowing from the urethra, like a drop for example. This happens to me repeatedly, almost in most cases. What should I do?
The Shaykh:
When a Muslim relieves himself by urinating or defecating, he should perform complete istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself). He should not begin wudu' until he is certain that the discharge has completely stopped and that the area has been cleaned. Only then should he begin wudu' so that his wudu' is based on a sound foundation. He should not rush.
The questioner:
Okay, I am doing this.
The Shaykh:
Meaning that he performed istinja' for the discharge, and he was certain of its cessation, then he performed wudu'. However, he should not pay attention to the waswas (whispers) that occur to him afterwards, because he performed wudu' with certainty?
The hadath (state of ritual impurity) is doubtful, and certainty is not removed by doubt. The default is purity, until he is certain that it has changed to a state of hadath. This is what is obligatory for the Muslim: when he relieves himself, he should clean himself and perform istinja', and not perform wudu' until he is completely certain of his cleanliness. If he experiences doubts after that, he should not pay attention to them, because this is from Shaytan.
Also, what one should strive for is to ensure that he relieves himself well before performing wudu'. Rather, he should establish a time for relieving himself that precedes the time of wudu' by a period that allows the discharge to stop and settle. He should not urinate or defecate right when performing wudu', because this is an invitation for waswas (whispers of doubt) to occur with him, as much as possible.
This questioner, the one who said, Honorable Shaykh: Sometimes I perform wudu' and I feel that something has come out of me, flowing from the urethra, like a drop for example. This happens to me repeatedly, almost in most cases. What should I do?
The Shaykh:
When a Muslim relieves himself by urinating or defecating, he should perform complete istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself). He should not begin wudu' until he is certain that the discharge has completely stopped and that the area has been cleaned. Only then should he begin wudu' so that his wudu' is based on a sound foundation. He should not rush.
The questioner:
Okay, I am doing this.
The Shaykh:
Meaning that he performed istinja' for the discharge, and he was certain of its cessation, then he performed wudu'. However, he should not pay attention to the waswas (whispers) that occur to him afterwards, because he performed wudu' with certainty?
The hadath (state of ritual impurity) is doubtful, and certainty is not removed by doubt. The default is purity, until he is certain that it has changed to a state of hadath. This is what is obligatory for the Muslim: when he relieves himself, he should clean himself and perform istinja', and not perform wudu' until he is completely certain of his cleanliness. If he experiences doubts after that, he should not pay attention to them, because this is from Shaytan.
Also, what one should strive for is to ensure that he relieves himself well before performing wudu'. Rather, he should establish a time for relieving himself that precedes the time of wudu' by a period that allows the discharge to stop and settle. He should not urinate or defecate right when performing wudu', because this is an invitation for waswas (whispers of doubt) to occur with him, as much as possible.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة وأجوبة - 04 — archive.org (56:58)
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