Does minor impurity (like water from the anus) transfer from the hand to a wet place (like refrigerator drawers) and then return to the hand after it has been purified? And is the presence of a trace of impurity a condition for its transfer, or is mere contact of the hand with the wet place sufficient, even if no wetness appears on the object to which it transferred?
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The transfer of impurity from an impure body to a pure body that touches it has details: if both are dry, the impurity does not transfer. However, if one of them is wet or damp, there is a difference of opinion regarding its transfer. A person afflicted with scrupulosity (waswasah) may adopt the view of those who do not consider it to transfer, and it is permissible for them to take the easiest of opinions.
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