Hanafi jurists classify semen as impure, distinguishing washing when wet from scraping when dry. Reports from Aishah about washing and rubbing dried traces support discussion of the two cases.
Al-Shafi‘i considers semen inherently pure and reads the cleaning reports as removal of an unwanted trace rather than proof of ritual impurity. The difference concerns the underlying classification, not only the method of cleaning.
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Types of Impurity and Methods of Purification
Hanafi jurists classify semen as impure, distinguishing washing when wet from scraping when dry. Reports from Aishah about washing and rubbing dried traces support discussion of the two cases.
Al-Shafi‘i considers semen inherently pure and reads the cleaning reports as removal of an unwanted trace rather than proof of ritual impurity. The difference concerns the underlying classification, not only the method of cleaning.