Is prayer valid in clothes that have pen ink on them, no matter the size or type, or is it excused?
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The ink in pens is pure, regardless of its type. Its presence on clothes does not affect the validity of the prayer, because it is only obligatory to purify clothes from impurities, based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿And purify your garments﴾ (74:4). As for pure substances, it is not obligatory to remove them from clothes, and the prayer is valid even with their presence, although washing them is better for cleanliness.
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