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What is the ruling on children touching a dog without ascertaining whether its saliva has touched them, and then their touching kitchen utensils, mobile phones, and clothes without washing their hands? Are their hands considered impure or pure? Is washing clothes in an automatic washing machine sufficient? What is the ruling on touching a child who has urinated on himself and touched the spot of urine with his hands, and then touched my clothes, my bag, and a paper of mine without ascertaining the wetness of his hands? What is the ruling on touching vegetables after that? Are all these things considered impure?

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The obsessive whispers (waswas) have reached a significant level for you, and it is obligatory to disregard them and not pay them any attention. The default state is purity, and impurity is not declared to have transferred except with absolute certainty. Mere doubt is not sufficient for the transfer of impurity.

As long as you doubt the impurity of the children's hands from the dog's saliva, the default is that they are not impure. And if you doubt the transfer of impurity from their hands to your belongings, the default is that it has not transferred. Do not pay attention to any doubt in this matter.

It is permissible for you to adopt the easiest rulings in this matter as long as you are afflicted with obsessive whispers, and you must deal with your husband, home, and belongings normally, without doubting their purity. There is no harm in washing clothes in an automatic washing machine. Avoid obsessive whispers and strive to rid yourself of them.

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