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What is the meaning of the word "kathaub" (كَثَوْب) in the context of the removal of impurity, and does a drop of urine that has dried on a garment, with only its color remaining, become impure if it comes into contact with something pure and wet?

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The aforementioned statement was mentioned by some Maliki jurists, and its meaning is that the drying of an impurity on something like a garment does not count as its removal. Rather, its ruling remains until it is removed by water. So, if an impurity dries on a garment or similar item and then comes into contact with something wet, it will contaminate it.

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