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What is the ruling on impure water entering the anus unintentionally during Istinja?

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If impure water touches the outer part of the anus, the body, the clothes, or the place of prayer, it is obligatory to purify it. However, the inner part of the anus does not require purification, because doing so involves an excessive and burdensome meticulousness that is forbidden by Islamic law.

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