Impurity and Cleaning
629 questions
Is it permissible to use the siwak inside the mosque, or is the mosque solely for worship and not for cleaning teeth?
Have fatty acids and glycerol undergone istiḥāla? And is istiḥāla a Sharʿi concept by scholarly consensus?
Is it permissible to pray in shoes if there is no impurity on them? And is there a specific value for profit in sales, such as it not exceeding half or a quarter?
What is the ruling on transformation (istihalah) in foods, such as mixing a small amount of a forbidden substance with a large quantity of a pure substance? And are liquids such as oil, vinegar, and milk measured like water in terms of purity if they reach two qullas? And what is the criterion for transformation (istihalah)?
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?
Is it permissible for a man to wash his infant daughter, including touching and seeing her female organs, and does the ruling differ if she reaches four or five years of age?
Does water splashed from urine during urination take the ruling of urine in terms of impurity, or is it pure because it is water used to remove impurity, or is it impure because urine has touched it?
Is it necessary to perform ablution every time the container connected to the abdomen and filled with urine is emptied?
Is it permissible to supplicate while wearing clothes soiled with urine?
Where is Quba Mosque located?
What should one do who suffers from frequent soiling of their underwear with feces, which causes them distress and excessive need for cleaning and changing?
Is it permissible, Islamically, for Muslims to manufacture animal feed from animal waste that may contain impurities and blood, and is it permissible to consume the meat of animals that have been fed this feed, especially given the existence of studies linking it to certain diseases?
Is it permissible to bathe with water over which the Quran has been recited, inside the bathroom, out of necessity? And does the verse: "But whoever is forced by severe hunger, with no inclination to sin—then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful" apply to this situation?
Can books and papers that contain the name of Allah be placed next to pillows that were ritually impure then dried and are now covered with a clean cover, and what is the ruling on purifying those pillows?
Is dryness sufficient to purify things like walls and doors from madhi (pre-ejaculatory fluid)? Does painting purify them? And must one who suffers from constant leakage of madhi take precautions against it, or does what it touches not become impure?
Is it preferable for one to brush his teeth with his left hand?
How should a 15-year-old male wash his penis in a specific way and at a specific time, especially before bed and after urinating, to maintain its hygiene?
What is the ruling on the prayers I performed while there was the smell of feces on my fingernails, and do I have to repeat them if I was unaware that the feces had gotten under my fingernails?
What is the ruling on washing the testicles along with the penis, or the labia along with the vulva, when pre-seminal fluid is discharged, and what is the method for purifying clothes from the impurity of menstrual blood or other impurities, with evidence?
Doesn't the presence of hypocrites in Medina after the death of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, contradict the hadith "Medina expels its impurity"?
Is there a specific measure for impurity?
Is ablution (wudu') required for every prayer, or for involuntary flatulence? And is it permissible for someone afflicted with involuntary discharge of waste and flatulence to lead the prayer?
What is the ruling on the prayers of one who smells the odor of feces on his long fingernails after relieving himself, without knowing whether the feces reached his fingernails or not?
What is the ruling on continuing an act of worship—such as prayer, ablution (wudu'), and ritual bathing (ghusl)—if a person afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswasa) feels a strong urge to discontinue it during its performance? And what is the correct action for a person with waswasa to take during istinja' (cleaning oneself after defecation/urination) if they doubt that impurities have splashed or transferred to a clean area?