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Is it considered "talfiq" (eclecticism/patchworking of different juristic opinions) in prayer to not require a person who found something ritually impure (najis) after prayer to repeat it, while adhering to the madhhab of Ibn 'Uthaymeen concerning ritual impurities, performing ghusl (ritual bath) and wudu (ablution) according to the Hanafi madhhab, and praying according to the Shafi'i madhhab, knowing that when cleaning oneself from madhy (pre-seminal fluid), only the male organ is washed, contrary to the madhhab of Ibn 'Uthaymeen?

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It is permissible for one who cannot weigh the opinions of the scholars to follow someone whose knowledge and piety they trust. They are not obliged to continuously follow a single shaykh in all matters. The Companions unanimously agreed on the permissibility of seeking rulings from more than one scholar and acting upon their opinions. There is no objection to adopting rulings for a single act of worship from different schools of thought, as long as it is not done out of following desires or pursuing blameworthy concessions. Blameworthy talfiq (piecing together rulings) occurs within a single issue, not across multiple issues. Taking the easier opinion when scholars differ and one is unable to weigh the opinions is permissible because the religion is built upon ease, and this does not constitute blameworthy pursuit of concessions. Only the part of the body affected by madhiy (pre-seminal fluid) must be washed, not the entire penis or testicles. It is advisable to be wary of waswas (obsessive whispering/doubts).

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