I was in a state of major impurity and I performed purification by urinating. Then I became impure again and took a ritual bath. Ten minutes before fasting, I went to the restroom and had a weak doubt about whether I urinated after the second state of impurity or not. The question is, do I need to perform a ritual bath now, and is my fast valid?
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect them):
It is not necessary to perform purification by urinating before taking a ritual bath. The benefit of purification is only in cases where there is a doubtful discharge that could be either seminal fluid or something else. If you have purified yourself by urinating, you can rule that it is not seminal fluid and therefore you do not need to take a ritual bath. If you did not purify yourself by urinating, you must consider it as seminal fluid and take a ritual bath. Therefore, as long as there is no doubtful discharge that you are unsure about being seminal fluid or not, and you are not aware of any seminal fluid exiting, you do not need to take a ritual bath.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him): Educational Message, Purification, Excretion, Rules of Excretion + Purification + Ritual Bath (3), Rules of Major Impurity Bath.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him): Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Purification + Recommended Acts of Major Impurity Bath and Some Rules of Baths, M198.