Ritual impurity does not invalidate the ablution; it only requires washing

A man was performing the Farewell Tawaf, in the second circuit, along with a group. He felt that he had stepped on something—may Allah reward you—like feces in the rain, so he became doubtful. Then, in the fifth circuit, it happened that the people moved away, and they were all saying: Impurity! Impurity! The cleaning workers came and cleaned the area in the Tawaf. There was a heavy crowd, so when he finished the Tawaf, he went back, performed the ablution, and prayed the two rak'ahs. What is the ruling on the Tawaf?The Shaykh: The Tawaf is valid; there is nothing wrong with it. But why did he perform the ablution?The questioner: Because he was in doubt about the matter, meaning regarding the wudu.

The Shaykh: Did he break his wudu?The questioner himself: He did not break his wudu.

The Shaykh: Impurity does not invalidate the ablution. Impurity only requires washing, and if a person is in a state of ablution, he remains in that state.