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What is the ruling on touching something that has become ritually impure (najis) with wine and pork, and does this impurity transfer to clothes or dry surfaces?

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A Muslim must avoid impurities and cleanse anything they touch that has been contaminated by them. Allah Almighty has not burdened us with what is difficult for us, for the original principle in religion is ease. This includes the purity of a human being's essence while alive, whether Muslim or disbeliever. Consequently, their saliva and the moisture of their hand are pure unless there is certainty of contamination with impurity. Doubt has no bearing. The fact that disbelievers consume forbidden things does not mean their bodies or saliva are impure. One must build upon certainty in purity unless impurity is certain. Exaggeration and strictness regarding impurities are a form of waswas (obsessive whispering). Umar ibn al-Khattab alluded to this by saying: "O owner of the spouts, do not tell him, for there is no obligation upon him concerning this."

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