Discharge After Urinating
Shafi'i Fiqh
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick
Question Summary
I fell asleep in an aroused state. Upon waking, I didn’t see any trace of discharge. After urinating, I saw some drops gushing out, which I suspect is urine since I didn’t feel desire. Should I perform a ceremonial bath (ghusl) in this case?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to that which is pleasing to Him.
The purificatory bath is not obligatory:
I pray this is of benefit and that Allah guides us all.
Shaykh Irshaad Sedick was raised in South Africa in a traditional Muslim family. He graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Strand, Western Cape, under the guidance of the late world-renowned scholar, Shaykh Taha Karaan.
Shaykh Irshaad received Ijaza from many luminaries of the Islamic world, including Shaykh Taha Karaan, Mawlana Yusuf Karaan, and Mawlana Abdul Hafeez Makki, among others.
He is the author of the text “The Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal: A Hujjah or not?” He has served as the Director of the Discover Islam Centre and Al Jeem Foundation. For the last five years till present, he has served as the Khatib of Masjid Ar-Rashideen, Mowbray, Cape Town.
Shaykh Irshaad has thirteen years of teaching experience at some of the leading Islamic institutes in Cape Town). He is currently building an Islamic online learning and media platform called ‘Isnad Academy’ and pursuing his Master’s degree in the study of Islam at the University of Johannesburg. He has a keen interest in healthy living and fitness.
