Doubt regarding ritual impurity or purity after performing wudu'
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Question:
Shaykh, if a person doubts whether he has become ritually impure or not, is he required to renew his wudu', or does he remain in a state of purity, since purity is the established state and the impurity is subject to doubt?
Answer:
If a person performs wudu' and purifies himself, then doubts whether his wudu' has been invalidated, the default is purity; the default is purity. As for the opposite case, if he is in a state of impurity and doubts whether he performed wudu' or not, the default is the absence of purity; the default is impurity, and he is required to perform wudu'.
Shaykh, if a person doubts whether he has become ritually impure or not, is he required to renew his wudu', or does he remain in a state of purity, since purity is the established state and the impurity is subject to doubt?
Answer:
If a person performs wudu' and purifies himself, then doubts whether his wudu' has been invalidated, the default is purity; the default is purity. As for the opposite case, if he is in a state of impurity and doubts whether he performed wudu' or not, the default is the absence of purity; the default is impurity, and he is required to perform wudu'.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 1 — islamhouse.com (39:53)
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