Does a mattress become impure if it is touched by a small, non-viscous amount of semen, and is it obligatory to change it or perform ghusl if someone sleeps on it after it has dried and evaporated, and is ghusl obligatory every time one sleeps on it?
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If semen gets on the bedding, it does not become impure, because it is pure. And there is no obligation for one who sleeps on bedding that has been touched by semen to perform .
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