When a diner leaves the table to urinate and rubbed the drops off his legs, must he wash one hand or both upon returning?

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Synopsis

When leaving a meal to urinate and returning, the rules of handwashing depend on whether one rubbed the drops off one's leg, whether one was distracted, and whether one touched an impure area.

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