What is the ruling on carrying pork for customers or cooking it in a restaurant in Canada, and what is the ruling on ritual purity concerning it, according to the Hanafi school of thought?
The pig is inherently impure, whether alive or dead, because Allah Almighty says: "or the flesh of swine — for indeed, that is impure." Anything it touches must be washed. The Hanafis have a detailed explanation for this: If the impurity is visible, it should be washed until it disappears, even if it takes only one wash or more than three. If it is invisible, it should be washed until it is highly probable that the impurity has been removed. For those prone to obsessive doubts ( muwaswis), this has been estimated as washing and wringing three or seven times. Some Hanafis are of the opinion that there is no difference in washing three times between the muwaswis and others, and that the strong presumption of removal is estimated at three washes.
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