a sunnah, and a person should not shake his penis.” (1)
These two practices mentioned by the jurists of the school resemble what some scholars have said: that a person should clear his throat so that any remaining urine may come out, if any remains. (2)
Some of them said that he should stand and walk a few steps. (3)
Others said that he should climb a step and descend from it quickly. (167) The reasoning is as mentioned above.
All of this is among the baseless misgivings for which there is no foundation. Praise be to Allah, the religion is ease.
It is true that some people may be afflicted by the discharge of something after cleansing themselves with stones if they do not walk a few steps and move about. Such a person has a special ruling. We may say to him: if the urine has ceased, and it is his usual experience that any remaining urine does not come out except through movement and walking, then there is no harm in his walking—provided that he knows with certainty that something does come out. Mere supposition is of no consequence. This is a treatment for that individual and should not be made a general practice for everyone.
His statement, “And moving from his place in order to cleanse himself in another place, if he fears contamination,” means moving from the place where he relieved himself in order to cleanse himself with water elsewhere, if he fears contamination—for example, if he fears that the water may strike the impure discharge