The ruling on semen and pre-seminal fluid when they affect clothing
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on semen and pre-seminal fluid falling on clothing? Is it obligatory to wash them, or is sprinkling water on the clothes sufficient?
The Shaykh:
If it is wet, it is sprinkled with water for the sake of cleaning. If it is dry, it is scraped off, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, because semen is pure. Semen is pure, but its dry state is scraped off or its wet state is sprinkled with water for the sake of cleaning only. Yes.
The questioner:
The pre-seminal fluid.
The Shaykh:
As for the impure fluid, it is ritually impure. The impure fluid is ritually impure and must be washed, but its impurity is lightened; sprinkling water on it is sufficient, meaning pouring water over it.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on semen and pre-seminal fluid falling on clothing? Is it obligatory to wash them, or is sprinkling water on the clothes sufficient?
The Shaykh:
If it is wet, it is sprinkled with water for the sake of cleaning. If it is dry, it is scraped off, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, because semen is pure. Semen is pure, but its dry state is scraped off or its wet state is sprinkled with water for the sake of cleaning only. Yes.
The questioner:
The pre-seminal fluid.
The Shaykh:
As for the impure fluid, it is ritually impure. The impure fluid is ritually impure and must be washed, but its impurity is lightened; sprinkling water on it is sufficient, meaning pouring water over it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجنايات - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:02:18)
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