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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A man urinated and defecated, then intended to perform wudu' only for the urination. Does his state of ritual impurity end?

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Question : A man urinated and defecated, then intended to perform wudu' only for the urination. Does his state of ritual impurity end?

Answer : Yes, there are two opinions on this. The first opinion is that it does not end, because he did not intend to remove the other. The second opinion is that it does end, because the state of ritual impurity is a single concept that cannot be divided. So if the state of ritual impurity is removed regarding the urination, for example, then what was there is removed. It is not the case that when a man urinates, he acquires a state of ritual impurity, and when he defecates, he acquires another state of ritual impurity, and when wind passes from him, he acquires a third state of ritual impurity in terms of meaning, is it not so? So if he intends to remove the state of ritual impurity from the urination, it is removed. However, there is a third opinion that the author did not mention. It states that if he intends to remove a specific state of ritual impurity, without intending to remove the others, then it is not removed; it is not removed. They cited as evidence the generality of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Actions are only by intentions." This person intended to remove the state of ritual impurity from the urination, not from the wind, for example. So his action is for the removal of the urination, not the wind. What appears to me is the general ruling: if he intends to remove the state of ritual impurity from a specific cause, it is removed from all of them.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 192 - إنسان بال وتغوط فنوى الوضوء عن البول فقط فهل يرتفع حدثه؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد- ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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