Rutuba (moisture): whether the moisture of a woman's private part, of a beast and of a contact with an impurity is pure, and its effects on cleaning with stones and on wet semen

الرطوبة

Rutuba is dampness, the opposite of dryness; the Hanbalis distinguish moisture from wetness in ruling on impurity. ¹ Abu Hanifa and the Hanbalis hold a woman's private moisture pure, while the Malikis, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad hold it impure; the Shafi'is divide it into three kinds. ^{1 2} The majority hold the moisture of a pure animal's private part pure, and the Malikis limit this to animals that may be eaten. ² The Hanafis and Malikis hold that what touches a moist impurity does not become impure, in the sounder view, while the Shafi'is and Hanbalis hold it impure. ^{2 3} Cleaning with stones requires a dry surface, and wet semen is washed while dry semen is rubbed off, according to the Hanafis and Hanbalis. ³