What is the ruling on purifying a mobile phone if it becomes defiled, and is a slight impurity that may affect it excused?
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If impurity affects a mobile phone and it can be washed without damage, then it should be washed. However, if washing it would damage it, then wiping it suffices, especially if the impurity is on its smooth surface.
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