Ibn Bazz: Feeling drops of urine after performing Wudu'

Feeling drops of urine after performing Wudu'

Q: A man is complaining that soon after he urinates and washes his penis, he feels some drops of urine discharged when he starts to move. 

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This condition lasts for a long time. What should he do? Should he wait until the discharge of urine stops or should he complete his Wudu' (ablution) after washing his penis? Please, advise! May Allah guide you! 

A: This may happen to some people as a kind of insinuation and illusion induced by Satan. Others may really suffer from this situation. Thus, if this is really the case, a man should not hasten until the urine drops stop. After that, he should wash his penis with water. However, if he has some doubts after this, he may sprinkle some water around the penis after Wudu', to end these doubts and deem what he may find afterwards as the pure water he sprinkled earlier. This act is prescribed in the Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) and it helps him overcome insinuations. 

Moreover, a believer should not heed such insinuations, for this encourages Satan who is very keen to spoil the deeds of mankind, such as Salah (Prayer) and other good deeds. Therefore, we should beware of his plots and traps, and put our trust in Allah. Also, this person should believe that any insinuations brought about to him come from Satan, so he should disregard them. However, if he experiences a real condition of urine dropping, he should repeat washing the penis and perform Wudu' again. Nevertheless, he should not pay attention to doubts, out of assuming Taharah (ritual purification) and fighting Satan. This is illustrated when the Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what about a person imagining to have broken wind during Salah?" He said, “ He should not leave (his Salah) unless he hears a sound or detects a smell." Therefore, he (peace be upon him) told the man not to leave his Salah because of his imagination unless he hears a sound or detects a smell.