What is the benefit of the disagreement regarding washing the penis, given that the moisture of the woman’s private parts is pure?
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The questioner : What is the benefit of the disagreement regarding washing the penis if we say that it is obligatory to perform the full ritual bath when he has intercourse with her, whether he ejaculates or not, according to the view that the moisture of the woman’s private parts is pure?
The Shaykh : The hadith we have with us does not involve ejaculation; the hadith of 'Umar does not involve ejaculation, and it states: "He should wash his penis." As for the benefit of the disagreement, it is apparent. If a man has intercourse with his wife and withdraws without ejaculating, then if we say that the moisture of the woman’s private parts is impure, he must wash his penis, and he must wash any part of his body or clothing that it has soiled. If we say it is pure, he is not required to wash his penis except as a removal of ritual impurity, and his clothing and body do not become impure either. Thus, the difference is clear.
The Shaykh : The hadith we have with us does not involve ejaculation; the hadith of 'Umar does not involve ejaculation, and it states: "He should wash his penis." As for the benefit of the disagreement, it is apparent. If a man has intercourse with his wife and withdraws without ejaculating, then if we say that the moisture of the woman’s private parts is impure, he must wash his penis, and he must wash any part of his body or clothing that it has soiled. If we say it is pure, he is not required to wash his penis except as a removal of ritual impurity, and his clothing and body do not become impure either. Thus, the difference is clear.