Does touching the penis and touching the armpit invalidate wudu'?
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Washing the hand is not obligatory merely for touching the penis. Rather, ablution (wudu') becomes necessary when intending to perform something that requires ritual purity because touching the penis nullifies ablution. Ablution is not nullified by touching the armpit.
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