To what extent is the narration sound regarding the tradition from Omar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the pardoning of a small amount of impurity on clothing if it is like his fingernail, and was his fingernail (may Allah be pleased with him) the size of a dirham or the hollow of the palm?
What was attributed to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was mentioned by al-Kasani in "Bada'i' al-Sana'i'," as well as by al-Sarakhsi and al-Tahawi, but it was not reported with a chain of transmission (musnad).
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