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Do you have to say anything while purifying clothes and other things from Najasa? Do you have to send Salawaat to the Prophet (saw) and his immaculate family? Or can you just simply say nothing while doing so?
Seyed Ali Shobayri

Bismillah, 

Asalamu Alaykom, 

No it isn't necessary for you to say any specific words or have a particular intention for purifying something; you may just do the action. Yes other acts such as wudu, ghusl, salah and fasting etc would require an intention. 
 

May Allah grant you success 
If after urinating and doing Istinja I feel something has come out then should I consider it pure or impure? And do I have to change my clothes?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Istinjā` is washing yourself after relieving yourself in the toilet. This is of course very important for the purpose of tahārah, wanting to pray, etc. 

However, there is something else that is important to do, but is not obligatory, and that is istibrā`. Istibrā` is clearing the urinary outlet after urinating. For a male, you do this by what we call the nine squeezes.

The advantage of istibrā` is if you do it, with any discharge you might feel after the istibrā`  and the istinjā` , you consider it to be tahir. However, if you do not do the istibrā`, and you experience a discharge, not knowing what it is, you deem it as najis, and you must wash yourself again.  

I have added a link to a recorded lesson on this, with detailed explanation.  

And Allah knows best. 
What is the ruling of the water drops that splatter when falling from the tap in the bathroom or wash basin?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Such drops are Taahir ( ritually clean).

'Every thing is Taahir for you unless and until you know for sure that it is Najis.

'Wassalam.
Does it count as a sin to discover that your prayers for the last many months were not valid due to impurity? Does the sin go away by making up the prayers after Ghusl?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

As you did not know that your ritual purity was not valid when you performed your prayers, there is no sin on you if you had a valid reason of not knowing,  but you need to redo those invalid prayers. After performing those prayers,no your responsibility will be clear.

'Wassalam.