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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

dear brother,i have a problem,after urinating and cleaning,urine keeps dropping sometimes,what is the measurement taken for this,even if i use tissue,to dry it it keeps coming after a while.please reply.

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Answer:

Constant drops of urine

Brother,  the organ of the men,  whereby the urine is discharged has a long tube,  therefore it is possible that even after one has washed his private area clean after relieving himself;   a few drops may remain in the tube which may drop after one gets up or moves.    If one is convinced that some urine drops have fallen after he has cleansed himself,   he should wash his private parts and the area of the clothes the urine drops might have touched again,  do the wudu and perform the prayers.   There is absolutely no need to do the full ghusl.

But if one only has a doubt, or constantly doubts whether some drops might have fallen or not, then one should not let the doubt bother him.   In Islam, the determination of impurity is not on doubts; but rather on belief and absolute conviction.   Everything will be considered pure, unless one has absolute conviction that an impurity has touched it.   If you have a doubt that something impure has touched you, then one should not act on these doubts; but rather act only if one is absolutely convinced that an impure thing has touched it.

Either way, there is absolutely no need to do the full bath or ghusl to purify yourself.   If you are convinced that a few drops of urine have been discharged, you may wash your private parts and the area of the clothes where the drops might have touched,   do the wudu, and make yourself available for prayers. 

Reported Hadrat Ali ibn Abi Taalib (r.a.) , “I used to have a great deal of prostatic fluid flowing, so I asked a man to ask the Prophet (saws)  about it (as I was shy to ask him, due to my relationship with him through his daughter).   He asked him and the Prophet (saws), said, "Make ablution and wash your penis."Related by al-Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi.

Al-Athram narrated, "I was bothered by a great deal of madhi (prostatic fluid), so I went to the Prophet (saws), and informed him of this.   He (saws) said ’It is sufficient for you to take a handful of water and sprinkle it over (the madhi)."'

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Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan