Does touching a dry impurity with a dry hand transfer the impurity according to the Maliki school of thought?
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Cat waste, whether urine or vomit, is considered impure by the majority of scholars. A dry hand does not become impure by touching dry impurity, and doubt about being afflicted by impurity has no effect; rather, certainty is required.
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