How Can I Solve the Problem of Repeating Istinja’ Over and Over?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

Question

I have a question that is making my daily life difficult. After ensuring no urine is left and doing the necessary steps that would ensure that no drops of urine are left (coughing, squeezing the private part, etc.), I pour water to perform istinja’. However, drops of water come out from the urethra, as they have gone in during istinja’, which makes me do it over and over again.

Answer

Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for trying to be careful, and may Allah accept your worship.

Waswasa (Baseless Misgivings)

Anything you feel exits after you have finished washing is baseless and should be ignored entirely. This is where Allah’s pleasure lies. You should quickly wash and move on; I am certain that you will be purified and ready for prayer.

Please see these links as well:
How Do I Stop Waswasa in Istinja?
How Should I Deal with Baseless Misgivings about Purity?
How to Ignore Baseless Misgiving

Please see this reader for more details and solutions to this affliction, and may you see that Allah has made every part of our religion easy.

May Allah give you the best of this world and the next.
[Ustadha] Shazia Ahmad
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria, for two years, where she studied aqidah, fiqh, tajweed, tafsir, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin and completed her Master’s in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan, where she studied fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She later moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.