If a person finds wetness during his prayer and does not know whether it was before or after the prayer, what should he do?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you. A man stoned the small pillar, then the middle pillar, then he felt like resting and went back at sunset.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he stoned the large pillar.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct, correct, because every act of worship is separate from the other in reality, but regarding the order, did they arrange it?
The questioner : They arranged it, O Shaykh, but continuity is not required.
The Shaykh : Okay, so continuity is not required here, yes?
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. If a person, before starting the prayer, finds a trace, meaning either a trace or something like that, does he repeat the ablution?
The Shaykh : Does he repeat the ablution or the prayer?
The questioner : He does not know whether this was after the ablution or after the prayer?
The Shaykh : Okay, and what is the original state, that it was before the ablution or after it?
The questioner : The original state is that he does not know, by Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is a new occurrence, is it not a new occurrence?
Huh?
The questioner : A new occurrence.
The Shaykh : Okay, and what is the original state regarding a new occurrence, non-existence or existence?
The student: Existence.
The Shaykh : No, the original state is non-existence. So we say: As long as he is not certain that this fluid was present before the ablution, it is not obligatory for him to repeat it, because it is possible that it was before the ablution or after the ablution before the prayer; this is possible. Yes, we take the easier option, the right and the left, yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you. A man stoned the small pillar, then the middle pillar, then he felt like resting and went back at sunset.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he stoned the large pillar.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct, correct, because every act of worship is separate from the other in reality, but regarding the order, did they arrange it?
The questioner : They arranged it, O Shaykh, but continuity is not required.
The Shaykh : Okay, so continuity is not required here, yes?
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. If a person, before starting the prayer, finds a trace, meaning either a trace or something like that, does he repeat the ablution?
The Shaykh : Does he repeat the ablution or the prayer?
The questioner : He does not know whether this was after the ablution or after the prayer?
The Shaykh : Okay, and what is the original state, that it was before the ablution or after it?
The questioner : The original state is that he does not know, by Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is a new occurrence, is it not a new occurrence?
Huh?
The questioner : A new occurrence.
The Shaykh : Okay, and what is the original state regarding a new occurrence, non-existence or existence?
The student: Existence.
The Shaykh : No, the original state is non-existence. So we say: As long as he is not certain that this fluid was present before the ablution, it is not obligatory for him to repeat it, because it is possible that it was before the ablution or after the ablution before the prayer; this is possible. Yes, we take the easier option, the right and the left, yes?