The Ruling on Urine Droplets on the Body and Clothing

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Question:
What is your opinion, Your Eminence, regarding the urine droplets that sometimes scatter on clothing and the body during urination? Is wiping them sufficient, or is it necessary to take a bath and change clothes? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with the best reward.

Answer:
It is obligatory to wash whatever part of the body or clothing is affected by urine, and wiping is not sufficient. This is known by explicit text and scholarly consensus. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Beware of (smearing yourselves with) urine, because it is the main cause of punishment in the grave

استنزهوا من البول فإن عامة عذاب القبر منه

Bulugh al-Maram 103

. In the two Sahihs, it is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by two graves and said:

They are being punished but they are not being punished for anything major.

إنهما ليعذبان، وما يعذبان في كبير

Sunan Ibn Majah 349Sahih (Darussalam)

Then he said:

One of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine

بلى أما أحدهما فكان لا يستتر من البول

Sahih al-Bukhari 218

. In another narration:

did not keep himself undefiled by urine”.) The other went about spreading slander.

لا يستنزه من البول، وأما الآخر فكان يمشي بالنميمة

Mishkat al-Masabih 338

. There are many hadiths with this meaning. And success is from Allah.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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