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كتاب الطهارة
The Book of Purification
" إِذَا اسْتَجْمَرْتَ فَأَوْتِرْ "
"When you clean yourselves (with stones, after defecating), use an odd number."
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- Hadith 44
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- Hadith 41
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- Hadith 45
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- Hadith 40
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- Hadith 46
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