Explanation of the author's statement: "And he wipes with his left hand when he finishes urinating, from the base of his penis to its tip, three times, and he squeezes it three times, and he moves from his place to perform istinja' in

The Shaykh :"And he wipes with his left hand when he finishes urinating, wiping from the base of his penis to its tip three times" This means that it is also recommended to wipe when one finishes urinating, from the base of the penis, which is at the ring of the anus, to its tip, three times. Why? It is said to be so that any remaining urine in the canal is expelled, because urine may remain, and if one stands up or moves, it may come out. Therefore, one should express it by wiping from the ring of the anus to the tip. However, this which they mentioned, may Allah have mercy on them, is a very weak statement, because it is not authentically established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and because it harms the urinary passages, and perhaps, especially if squeezing is added to it, it may cause the flow of urine. For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "The penis is like a udder; if you milk it, it yields milk, and if you leave it, it dries up". Accordingly, wiping is not valid; rather, when the urine stops, one washes the tip of the penis, and the matter ends there. "And he squeezes it three times" He squeezes it three times. What does squeezing mean? It means that a person moves his penis from the inside, not with his hand, but moves it from the inside and squeezes it, so that if there is any urine in it, it comes out. This is the reasoning, and there is a hadith about it, but it is weak and not authentic. However, it is not authentic, and the reasoning is what I mentioned to you, which is to expel the remaining urine. But the Shaykh al-Islam also says that squeezing is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and not a recommended practice (sunnah), and a person should not squeeze his penis. These two matters mentioned by the companions, may Allah have mercy on them, resemble what some people have also mentioned. Some scholars said that one should clear one's throat when finishing urinating in case something is in it and comes out. Some said one should stand up and walk a few steps to bring out the remainder. Some said one should climb a step and come down from it quickly. All of this is to expel the remainder. Some said, but this is not from the statements of the scholars, that one should tie a rope around it and pull on it to expel the spirit. All of this is obsessive compulsion (waswas) with no basis, and praise be to Allah, the religion is easy. It is true that some people may say that if they do not walk a few steps and move, and if they perform wudu' immediately, something will come out after the wudu'. This man has a special condition or a specific state. We may say that if the urine has stopped, before you perform istinja', if it is customary that the remaining urine does not come out except with movement and walking, then there is no harm in walking. But we do not make this a general rule for everyone; rather, we make this a treatment for this person who is afflicted with this condition. However, the condition is also that he must have certain knowledge that something comes out, whereas mere suspicion is of no account. The author, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "And he moves from his place to perform istinja' if he fears contamination" Moving means transferring from his place, i.e., the place of relieving oneself, to perform istinja'. With what does he perform istinja'? With water. If he fears contamination, it means he fears that if he performs istinja' in this place, he will become contaminated. With what will he become contaminated? With ritual impurity (najasah), such as fearing that the water will strike the exiting impurity and then splash onto his garment or his thigh or the like. So we say here that it is better to move to avert this harm. And as I said a moment ago, such matters may cause a person to have obsessive thoughts and doubts. So if he fears contamination, let him move. But if he does not fear it, as is the case now in bathrooms, and praise be to Allah, everything flows away, then he does not move; he does not turn, but remains and performs istinja' in his place. He said: "And it is disliked to enter with something in it that contains the name of Allah except for a need".

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