What is the ruling on the residue of fingerprints remaining on things, and what is the ruling on cleaning one's hands after touching them, especially if the person is afflicted with obsessive thoughts?
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If your hand touches something pure and clean and leaves fingerprints, it does not necessitate purification () or cleaning. However, if it was dirty or impure, and something from it could transfer to the limb, then it should be cleaned or purified. A Muslim should not surrender to whispering (waswas), and its cure is to ignore it and pay no attention to it.
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