Istijmaar is a Purifier [Part 18]

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Small traces of Istijmaar (dry cleaning of impurity after relieving oneself) is overlooked of impurity in its place [end of text].

Al-Uthaymeen explains that the if Istijmaar has done correctly according to the Shariah, and all its conditions have been fulfilled (its details have already been posted) then traces of impurity that may remain are overlooked, however with the Hanbalis - it is not considered as being pure until washed properly.

The evidence for this is that the Prophet has been authentically been reported to being sufficed with Istijmaar when relieving himself after urine and defection.

So the impurity is not removed but is overlooked and the person must perform Wudhoo in order to pray and his Salat is correct. Even if he has traces of impurity left, this is overlooked.

A – the Hanbali Mahdab specified with the wording ‘in its place’ – meaning if the impurity transgressing its place from the place of origin, then this is not overlooked.

For example, if a person bled and the blood continued to spread further than the cut such as it going on to his clothes, then this is not overlooked.

This is because they didn’t view Istijmaar as being a form of purification, the traces remain impure but its overlooked.

The correct view is that if Istijmaar is completed properly, with its conditions, then it’s a form of purification and the evidence is that the Prophet said that bones and animal waste, ‘Don’t purify’.

So the fact that he prohibited in using bones and animal waste and stated that they don’t purify, shows that what is permitted to use for Istijmaar DOES purify.

Based on this, if the impurity spreads from its place and the person does Isjtimaar on it then its purified.

This is from the leniency of the Shariah upon the Ummah.

ash-Sharh al-Mumti, 1/446-447

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