Are the hands considered pure with grease on them when washing the skin, and is it necessary to remove this grease with soap when the hand becomes impure after touching greasy skin, or is it sufficient to remove the impurity only?

The questioner who suffers from severe whisperings (waswas (definition)) is advised to completely ignore these whisperings as a means of treatment. When washing hands, they become pure by the removal of impurity with pure water, even if there is grease on them. If a person touches his greasy skin and then touches an impurity with his hand, it is sufficient to wash the place of impurity until it is removed. There is no need to use soap to remove the grease unless this grease forms a barrier that prevents water from reaching the skin, in which case it must be removed.