What is the minimum limit for cleaning oneself from urine?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what is the limit on the number of times one must perform istinja'?
The Shaykh : That is, the minimum limit. One time is sufficient, but generally, it is not enough, so three times are sufficient. Do you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, and the sign of that: if urine falls on a smooth surface and then water is poured over it, does its trace disappear?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : When? How many times?
The questioner : It can be once. From the standpoint of certainty, if we pour it three times and twice, it disappears.
The Shaykh : All right, that is it.
The questioner : But Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what about what remains in the drop or at the tip of the penis, for example?
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : What remains of the trace of urine from the exit; does this mean the minimum movement a person makes to clean himself from it, or is washing sufficient?
The Shaykh : It is sufficient, it is sufficient. Wash the exterior of the penis and that is sufficient.
The Shaykh : That is, the minimum limit. One time is sufficient, but generally, it is not enough, so three times are sufficient. Do you understand?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, and the sign of that: if urine falls on a smooth surface and then water is poured over it, does its trace disappear?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : When? How many times?
The questioner : It can be once. From the standpoint of certainty, if we pour it three times and twice, it disappears.
The Shaykh : All right, that is it.
The questioner : But Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what about what remains in the drop or at the tip of the penis, for example?
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : What remains of the trace of urine from the exit; does this mean the minimum movement a person makes to clean himself from it, or is washing sufficient?
The Shaykh : It is sufficient, it is sufficient. Wash the exterior of the penis and that is sufficient.