Inability to differentiate between urine and vaginal discharge
22-8-2017 | IslamWeb
Question:
My problem is that I sometimes feel like urine has come out, but I am unsure whether it is vaginal discharge or urine. Should I only clean myself when I am 100% sure that it is urine? I feel that it is difficult to differentiate between urine and vaginal discharge, so I sometimes feel like I am not doing the right thing. Should I leave doubt and only act when I am certain? That is what the scholars say. It is just that sometimes it is difficult to differentiate, and if I do not wash my clothes, I feel there might be urine there, so that makes me feel uneasy.
Answer:
All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.
We advise you to ignore Waswaas (obsessive whispers) completely. Do not consider that you discharged urine until you know this with certainty to the extent that you can swear to it. As long as you do not know that with certainty, do not clean yourself or your clothes.
If you doubt whether what is coming out is urine or natural moisture, you should choose one of them and act upon the relevant ruling, according to the view adopted at Islamweb. In this case, there is no harm in considering it vaginal discharge and, accordingly, you do not have to wash it. You only need to perform ablution.
Allah knows best.