Is the wet, impure garment unable to contaminate a pure body if it touches it?

The fatwa referred to clarifies the Hanafis' view on the ruling concerning pure (tahir) items that do not become impure if touched by dampness from a wet, impure garment, as long as the impurity itself does not appear on the pure item. This is unless the wet garment is soaked with impurities like urine or prostatic fluid (madhiy), in which case, if the dampness touches a garment or body, it must be washed because it is the impurity itself. Ibn Abidin, a Hanafi scholar, is quoted as saying: "(His saying: wrapping a wet impure garment) meaning, wet with water, and the trace of impurity did not appear on the pure garment. This is unlike something wet with urine or the like, because in that case, the dampness itself is the impurity."

Similarly, Al-Hattab al-Maliki, in Mawahib al-Jalil, narrates from Al-Mudawwanah, Malik's question about a damp latrine wall: "If its dampness is like dust, he should sprinkle water on it; but if it is wetness or similar to it, he should wash it." Ibn Rushd explains that sprinkling (nadh) is for doubt regarding impurity, while wetness necessitates washing due to certainty of the impurity's transfer. Therefore, if there is a strong presumption that impurity has reached the garment, it must be washed.