Is the statement of the three Imams (Hanafi, Maliki, and Hanbali schools) that impurity does not transfer from an impure object to a pure one in the presence of wetness the view of the majority, and why do some scholars issue fatwas according to the Shafi'i view that it transfers absolutely without mentioning the difference of opinion? And does the measure of wetness according to the Hanbalis equate to that of the Hanafis? And what is incumbent upon someone who becomes certain of the presence of impurity after a long period of treating the place as pure, and upon someone whose house became impure due to their lack of caution, and upon someone who was unaware that water becomes impure upon meeting an impurity, so they washed impure clothes with pure clothes and then hung them to dry?
If moisture from something ritually impure touches something dry, and the impurity does not transfer, then this is the view of the majority of scholars and it is correct. The default state of things is purity. Whoever is unaware of the presence of an impurity and acts based on this default state, their acts of worship are valid and they are excused. A small amount of impurity is pardoned by many scholars. There is no blame upon a layperson who acts according to the opinion of a recognized imam. One must avoid obsessive doubts (waswas) and not give in to them.
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