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Is washing both openings(Istinjaa`) a must before every ablution?

Answered as per Shafi'i Fiqh by Darul Iftaa Jordan
Is washing both openings(Istinjaa`) a must before every ablution?

Answer:
Washing the front and back openings(Istinjaa`) is a must in case they have an impurity, but if they do not, there is no need for that, and Istinjaa` is not a condition for the validity of ablution.

This answer was collected from the official government Iftaa Department of Jordan.