Is it true that to purify something that has fallen on the bathroom floor, one should recite "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He is One without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger" three times, or is what falls on the bathroom floor considered impure and must be purified even if the floor is clean, and how should it be purified if it is impure?
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What falls on the bathroom floor is not judged to be impure unless it is known to have fallen on an impurity. It is purified by washing it with water until the impurity is removed. Purifying it by reciting the two Shahadas (declarations of faith) is an innovation (bid'ah), and it demeans the two Shahadas. An impure item is not purified by reciting over it, but rather by water.
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