What is the ruling on exaggeration in istibra’ (purification after urinating), and does that affect one’s mental health?
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The method of getting rid of urine residue in the male organ has been previously explained. Whoever does that has purified himself. There is no need after that to sit in the bathroom or indulge in expectations and delusions. The cure for obsessive whispers (waswasa) is to completely ignore them.
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