Is it permissible to pour water on the pubic area without rubbing, and is that sufficient to wet the skin and hair?
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If water reaches the skin and cleanliness is achieved by pouring and flowing it over the pubic area or other limbs with the force of its stream, then that suffices over massaging with the hand, and using the hand is not obligatory.
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