Washing dried semen
Question
I had released semen at night which had dried on my private area when I woke up in morning. When I did ghusl, the dried semen was not coming out, even after scratching or rubbing the skin. I left it and completed my ghusl, and offered fajr. This dried semen did not come out until I scratched it again after a week, and even then I think it did not come out completely.
1. Does this dried semen keep me impure?
2. Will I have to repeat the prayers I offered with this?
Answer
1. It is unlikely that this was semen. Semen generally comes out through light washing.
2. As above.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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