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Ruling
concerning doubt with respect to ablution
Question:
What is the ruling concerning a person who doubts whether
he nullified his ablution or not?
Response: If a person has doubt whether he nullified
his ablution or not, then his original state of being pure
remains and his doubt does not have any effect. This is based
on the Prophet's statement, when a man asked him about feelings
he has in his stomach during the prayer, "Do not leave [the
prayer] until you hear a sound or you perceive a smell." The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) made it clear to him that the basic
ruling is that of purity until one is certain that something
has occurred to nullify it. As long as the person is simply
in doubt, his state of purity is sound and confirmed. Therefore,
he may continue to pray, circumambulate the Ka'bah, read the
Qur.aan from a mushaf and so forth. That is the original ruling.
This is, all praises are due to Allaah, from the magnanimity
and easiness of Islaam.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Fataawa al-Mar.ah
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