Is it permissible to adopt the view of Imam Al-Shafi'i regarding the permanent purity of semen, despite the fear of falling into blameworthy cherry-picking of concessions, given the severe suffering from obsessive doubts concerning matters of ritual impurity?
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According to the preponderant opinion of the Shafi'is and Hanbalis, semen is pure, and this is the . It is permissible to consistently follow the opinion that semen is pure, and this is not considered seeking out dispensations. One must be careful not to follow obsessive thoughts.
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