Is ghusl obligatory if a man looks with desire, and then, two hours or more after istinja, thick white fluid, similar to semen, is discharged, even though its discharge was not with desire?
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Most likely, the fluid discharged after urination is wady and not maniy (semen). Wady is a thick, white fluid that usually exits after urination. Its ruling is the same as urine, in that it is impure and necessitates ' (washing the private parts) but not (ritual bath). If the questioner doubts whether the discharge is maniy, ghusl is not obligatory for him, because the default is non-obligation, and doubt does not remove this default. One must lower his gaze from what Allah has forbidden.
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