Impurity and Cleaning
629 questions
What is the ruling on cleaning oneself with the hand, and is the method of using water pressure sufficient instead of using it?
How can one get rid of purity-related obsessive thoughts, and what is the correct lawful method of ritual bathing to overcome these obsessive thoughts that affect one's psyche and cause delays in prayer?
What is the ruling on performing ablution with rainwater collected before it reaches the ground, and is it permissible to perform ablution with pure water (purified) by means of water desalination machines?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who prayed while a wound in his mouth was bleeding and had not completely stopped? And is placing a handkerchief with traces of impurity in one's pocket considered a mistake? And is it permissible to pray with the congregation in this situation?
Is the method used for istinja' (cleaning oneself after urinating) correct? If not, what is the correct method? And will Allah forgive the lack of proper purification due to ignorance throughout the past years?
What should I do if I find a very small dry spot on my underwear, with no trace on the glans, and I suspect it came from the penis, or is it soap residue?
Did the clothes of the woman performing the ritual become impure when she sat in the car while wet after her bath, in the same spot where her five-year-old nephew had sat after urinating and not cleaning himself, and must she repeat the Tawaf and Sa'i because of that?
Is wudu obligatory upon feeling the urge to relieve oneself?
ما حكم الوضوء من الماء المسمى بماء غريب ماء اللقاح؟
Do all schools of thought (madhhabs) stipulate the use of water for istinja' (cleansing after defecation or urination) if the impurity exceeds its place, or do only some of them stipulate that?
Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) prohibit performing ablution in the place of istinja' (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself)?
Is it sufficient to wash severe impurities with soap and water without rubbing them by hand again after applying the soap to complete purification?
What is the meaning of "he conceals himself from his urine," and what is the required limit?
Is a small amount of severe impurity excused if it gets on a shoe or a foot, and is the inside of the foot and the shoe that steps on impurities purified by coming into contact with pure ground?
Does water mixed with a cleaning agent in the washing machine purify subsequent loads of clothes, especially if the first load caused the water to become slightly impure with a minor impurity like urine or pre-seminal fluid?
Is it permissible to combine two prayers in winter due to rain for a person afflicted with flatulence?
What is the ruling on one who has reached a very old age and deliberately abandoned prayer? And what should we do concerning him, given that he is aware and not bedridden? Should we give charity on his behalf or leave him? What is the ruling on dealing with elderly people who do not observe ritual purity? And are the children sinful if they do not eat with their father for these reasons? What is the ideal solution in such cases?
Isn't there a contradiction between the fatwa permitting masturbation with the wife's hand even if madhy or mani is discharged, and the fatwa prohibiting the wife from caressing the penis if it has impurities or madhy on it?
Is the statement of the jurists that purification from impurities is a condition for the validity of prayer when one is mindful and able, and a Sunnah, not an obligation, when one is incapable or forgetful, the well-known opinion in Maliki jurisprudence?
I live in a house furnished with a carpet that was cleaned, but I smell an impurity in several places. My husband suggested cleaning it again, but I am afraid the smell will remain. I am pregnant in my first months and my sense of smell is strong, and I pray on a special prayer rug. I have a small child who crawls on the carpet, and I wash his hands frequently. I feel exhausted by this situation and seek advice.
What is the amount of water needed to purify the clothes of a child who urinates at night, and is it sufficient to immerse them in water?
What should one do if they exaggerate in using water for purification (istinja) and doubt that their feet have been touched by urine, which causes them to spend a long time in the restroom, and is it disliked for a Muslim to urinate while standing?
Is it permissible to perform ablution (wudu) and prayer without entering the restroom, and merely suffice with placing tissues after urinating for someone who suffers from intermittent leakage of urine drops, prostatic fluid (wadi), or pre-ejaculatory fluid (madhi)?
How can one use stones for purification when they are najis (impure) due to the possibility of dust, urine, or feces being on them, and did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wash the stone before using it?