Is it necessary to wash or sprinkle all the clothes that a person suffering from waswas previously wore due to his lack of knowledge about the ruling on madhy (pre-seminal fluid), especially since he wears underwear? And does the ruling of "nothing is obligatory if one is not certain that madhy reached the outer clothes" apply to him?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
One must be careful not to relapse into obsessive doubts and not to give in to them. It is not necessary to purify clothing about which there is doubt regarding its impurity; rather, it is only necessary to purify what one is certain, with absolute conviction, is impure.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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