Impurity and Cleaning
1,557 questions
What is the ruling on a small amount of madhi discharge, and is it permissible to adopt the view of the Malikis that it is among the pardoned impurities, and does madhi transfer if it mixes with sweat?
Does clothing become defiled by blood discharged from a wound, when there is doubt about the source of the clothing's defilement?
In light of suffering from scrupulosity (waswas), does hand perspiration, which is unseen but felt, transfer impurity (najasa)? And is everything touched by hands or objects presumed to have impurity on them considered to have become impure, such as clothes washed with menstrual blood whose location is unknown, or the phone and other items touched by perspiration that is suspected of transferring impurity? And has a makeup container into which water entered and was left to dry become pure, or must it be discarded? And do smooth surfaces become pure by dry or wet wiping, and does dry cleaning purify the hukmi (constructive/legal) impurity of clothes? And if impure items are considered pure, will my prayer not be accepted?
What is the ruling on clothes worn without istinja' (purification after defecating or urinating) while having hair (on them)?
What is the ruling on clothes that have mingled with a garment believed to be impure, with uncertainty regarding the transfer of the impurity or its washing?
What is the ruling on residual urine inside the urethral opening after purification (istinja'), and is it excusable, especially if it emerges after a period and only comes out with straining or manipulation? And what is the ruling on the prayers I have performed with doubt about the emergence of this urine?
What is the ruling on urine splashback getting on the foot during istinja (washing after urinating)? And does one have to repeat wudu if they walk with a wet foot on a carpet after leaving a bathroom with an impure floor? And how is impurity removed from the body during ghusl (ritual bath)? And is wudu obligatory during it? And is it obligatory to purify the impure bathroom floor before ghusl? And what is the ruling on water splashing back from an impure floor onto the feet during showering?
How can one get rid of urine drops absorbed by clothes, taking into account that this occurs at work or on the road?
Is fish excrement pure or impure, and if it causes the water in the fish tank to become turbid and change color, is this water pure or impure if it spills onto the ground?
Does the discharge of fluid upon merely thinking about a man's penis during prayer, without feeling sexual desire, count as madhy (pre-seminal fluid), or as water from istinja (cleaning oneself after urinating/defecating), or as vaginal moisture that does not nullify wudu?
Are domestic cats — such as “Bowl” and “Ruth” — considered ritually impure (najis)? And is there a dispensation regarding their ritual impurity for those who suffer from severe scrupulosity (waswas) and hardship in removing ritual impurity?
Is what was stated in consultation no. 262108 regarding dealing with drops of urine that exit after urinating, and sufficing with washing the private parts and sprinkling water on clothes, and not paying attention to the feeling of something exiting, whether urine or gas, correct, and what is its evidence from the Book and the Sunnah?
Is it obligatory to wash a bed that a child sat on while wearing clothes with urine stains, given that no trace of impurity was apparent upon examination?
What is the ruling on someone who preponderantly believes that ritual impurity has been removed from his hand; would his clothes be judged ritually impure upon contact with it?
Does impurity transfer to the foot or footwear if it is wet and one walks on dry impure tiles or carpet? And does impurity transfer if the foot is heavily wet and one walks on a carpet that has dry madhiy (pre-seminal fluid) or dry dog feces that has been removed without sufficient washing? And is it permissible to pray directly on this carpet or must a pure prayer rug be placed on it?
What is the ruling regarding the wetness a girl finds on her clothes, about which she doubts its purity and her prayers, while she suffers from indecent thoughts and wishes to resist them?
What is the ruling on doubting the ease of impurity for one who is not prone to obsessive doubts?
Does dirt on an apartment's tile floor become pure by drying, just like the tile?
Does the impurity of drops of urine that exit after urinating and sleeping transfer to the bedding through sweat, thus making it impure, or is it among what is excused?
How do I purify myself from impurity, and what is the method?
Have clothes and carpets become impure due to doubt about water reaching the site of impurity after washing, knowing that there are purity-related obsessive thoughts?
What is the ruling on using restrooms without water in a foreign country, and are clothes considered impure after using them?
What is the evidence for the obligation to wash impurities before every prayer for those afflicted with urinary incontinence (sils al-bawl), prostatic fluid (madhiy), and seminal fluid (wadiy)? And what is meant by "ghusl" (washing/ritual bath) in the two hadiths: "She performs ghusl, fasts, prays, and performs wudu for every prayer," and "Then perform ghusl and pray"?
What is the ruling concerning the water that splashes onto clothes from the tap during istinja'?