Is a small amount of impurity forgiven unconditionally, or is the forgiveness specific to some impurities but not others? And why were the urine of a dog and a pig excluded from forgiveness by those who pardon a small amount of impurities that are difficult to avoid? And are they pardoned if it is difficult to avoid them? And how can these views be reconciled with the opinion of those who do not pardon a small amount of urine, faeces, and the like, citing the words of the Almighty: {and your garments purify}, and the hadith of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, removing his sandals because of the filth on them? And what is the response to those who cite the hadith of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, regarding the pardon of a small amount of menstrual blood?
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The issue of pardoning or not pardoning minor impurities (najasat), and what is pardoned, is an old matter of dispute among scholars, and it is extensive, too broad for this context to detail. As for the of Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri, it does not indicate that minor impurities are not pardoned. This is because it is possible that the word "filth" (qadharan) or "harm" (adha) mentioned therein refers to an amount exceeding the minor impurity that is pardoned. When possibility intrudes, the argument collapses.
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