Is it necessary to repeat istinja' after removing the cloth placed to prevent urine drops from falling during prayer?
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If the impurity is continuous and something comes out after removing the tissue, then one should repeat the istinjāʾ (washing of private parts) before the farīḍah (obligatory prayer) as a precaution. However, if it is not continuous, then one must repeat istinjāʾ or istijmār (cleaning with stones/tissue) for everything that exits, except for wind. One must be careful of waswasah (whispers/obsessive thoughts), knowing that istijmār is sufficient as long as the impurity has not spread beyond its place in a عرفي معتبر (customarily recognized) manner; otherwise, istinjāʾ becomes obligatory.
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