Explanation of the author's statement: "If he intended what is recommended for him to purify himself for, such as recitation or a recommended renewal while forgetting his state of ritual impurity, it is lifted."

The Shaykh : The third aspect is that he intends what is recommended for him to purify himself for. That means he intends purification for what is recommended for him to purify himself for, not for what is obligatory for him to purify himself for. "If he intended what is recommended for him to purify himself for, his state of ritual impurity is lifted..." The third aspect is that he intends what is recommended for him to purify himself for. That means he intends purification for what is recommended for him to purify himself for, not for what is obligatory for him to purify himself for. "Such as recitation" Reciting the Qur'an without touching the mushaf is a recommended practice (sunnah) for a person to purify himself for. In fact, for all dhikr (remembrance of Allah), it is a recommended practice (sunnah) to purify oneself for it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) So if he intends what is recommended for him to purify himself for, such as recitation, his state of ritual impurity is lifted. How is that? Because if he intends purification for what is recommended for him to purify himself for, that means he intended to lift his state of ritual impurity in order to recite. Likewise, if he intends purification to ward off anger, it is valid and his state of ritual impurity is lifted. If he intends purification for sleep, which is a recommended practice (sunnah), his state of ritual impurity is lifted. So the intention has three aspects: that he intends to lift his state of ritual impurity, that he intends purification for what is obligatory for him to purify himself for, and that he intends purification for what is recommended for him to purify himself for. The author said: "Or a recommended renewal while forgetting his state of ritual impurity, it is lifted" This is the fourth issue, but the author qualified it with his statement: "Renewal" Meaning a renewal of a previous wudu' (ablution) that was not broken by a state of ritual impurity, and while he is currently in a state of wudu'. So he intended to renew the wudu' that he was currently in. However, the author stipulated two conditions: that the renewal be a recommended practice (sunnah), because if it is not a recommended practice (sunnah), it is not prescribed. So if he intends renewal and it is not prescribed, he has intended a non-prescribed purification, and his state of ritual impurity is not lifted by it. When is it a recommended practice (sunnah)? It is a recommended practice (sunnah) if he prayed with the previous wudu'. If he prayed with the previous wudu', it is recommended that he perform wudu' for the new prayer. For example, he performed wudu' for the Zuhr prayer and prayed Zuhr, then the time for 'Asr arrived and he was still in a state of purity. We tell him that it is recommended for him to perform wudu' as a renewal of the wudu', because he prayed with the previous wudu', so renewing the wudu' is prescribed for him. If he did not pray with it, for instance, if he performed wudu' for the 'Asr prayer before its time entered and did not pray with this wudu', and then when the 'Asr adhan was called he renewed the wudu', this is not prescribed, so his state of ritual impurity is not lifted. The second condition, he said: "While forgetting his state of ritual impurity" If he was aware of his state of ritual impurity, his state of ritual impurity is not lifted. This is one of the peculiarities of knowledge. We say: if you intend something while forgetting, it is valid; but if you intend it while aware, it is not valid. For example, a man prayed Zuhr with wudu', then his wudu' was broken after Zuhr, then he renewed the wudu' for 'Asr while forgetting that he had broken his wudu'. Is his state of ritual impurity lifted or not? It is not lifted because he intended a recommended renewal while forgetting his state of ritual impurity. If he was aware of his state of ritual impurity, his state of ritual impurity is not lifted, because in that case he would be playing with the ruling. How can you intend renewal when you are not in a state of wudu'? Because renewal only occurs when a person is in a state of purity. If you intend renewal while in a state of ritual impurity, that is playing with the ruling, so the state of ritual impurity is not lifted.