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What is the ruling on the impurity that has affected the house tiles due to a clogged toilet, and how can it be purified if the cleaning method used is insufficient, and what are the implications of its spread throughout the house?

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Filth (najāsa) is not transferred by mere doubt. The default state of things is purity unless their contamination is certain. Many scholars hold that filth is not transferred from a contaminated object to a pure one if either of them is wet or moist. A person suffering from religious scrupulosity (waswās) may adopt the easier of the opinions to alleviate their burden.

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