What is the obligatory amount to wash from the marital bed after intercourse?
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If nothing has soiled the bedding, there is no need to wash it. If semen (maniyy) has soiled it, it should be washed for cleanliness and recommendation, not out of obligation; because semen is pure according to the preponderant opinion. If prostatic fluid (madhiy) has soiled it, then the part it soiled must be washed out of obligation; because prostatic fluid is impure. Purifying the impurity of the bedding is not obligatory unless one prays on it; otherwise, it is merely recommended.
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