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Is a slight impurity, spread by scratching a wet body, excused? And what is the difference between a hukmi (legal) and an 'ayni (tangible) impurity? And does a shoe contaminated with old blood make what it touches impure? Is it obligatory to repeat prayers after discovering a delayed drop of urine has exited after istibra', especially when wudu' was performed immediately after urination and the time of the urine's exit is unknown? Does "running fingers through the hair" in wudu' and ghusl mean moving it in all madhahib? And is it sufficient for water to reach between the fingers without moving them? And is rubbing obligatory on every part of the body? And is it sufficient to rub one's back against a wall? And is it permissible to combine the Maliki madhhab with others regarding issues of rubbing and running fingers through hair and between fingers? Is the method of washing clothes at home considered Islamically sound, whether by automatic washing machine or by hand, when mixing pure and impure clothes? And is it permissible to temporarily act upon Ibn Taymiyyah's fatwa? Do clothes remain impure if a trace of semen remains after washing? And does it contaminate other clothes it touches during washing? And is ghusl obligatory if a trace of semen is found on a garment and it is strongly presumed to be the color of old semen from which one had previously performed ghusl?

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The fatwa emphasizes the necessity of turning away from obsessive thoughts (waswas) and not paying attention to them, and that what the person suffering from waswas imagines to be caution for their religion is not an act of closeness to Allah, but rather obedience to Satan. It clarifies that ritual impurity (najāsa ḥukmiyya) does not transfer merely by the removal of the impure substance itself, and that the person with waswas is permitted to adopt the opinion of forgiveness for a small amount of impurity. The fatwa stresses the lifting of hardship from the person with waswas, and that a small amount of blood is excused on clothing and the body. Regarding the discharge of urine after urination, one must wait until the period passes and then perform ablution (wuḍūʾ). The fatwa elaborates on the rulings of ghusl (ritual bath), explaining the obligation of ensuring water reaches the entire body, the permissibility of running fingers through the hair (takhleel), and the obligation of running fingers between the toes if water would not reach them otherwise. It affirms that rubbing (dalk) is not obligatory in ghusl according to the majority of scholars. The fatwa permits acting upon the Maliki madhhab's view that water does not become impure unless its characteristics change, that semen (manī) is pure, and that prostatic/pre-ejaculatory fluid (madhī) is purified by sprinkling water (naḍḥ). Finally, there is no ghusl required for someone who finds traces of semen after waking up if they predominantly believe it is a trace from a previous wet dream for which they had already performed ghusl.

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