Impurity and Cleaning
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What is the ruling on performing ghusl for someone who urinated before ghusl and did not perform istinja, and began their ghusl knowing that pre-seminal fluid (madhiy) was discharged before semen (maniy), and does ghusl become invalid if it is started before washing the penis, knowing that they perform ghusl according to the Shafi'i madhhab?
Is it necessary to use one's hand for istinja' (washing after defecation or urination), or are papers or water hoses sufficient?
How is the ruling of impurity transferred? Does this include all types of visible and invisible impurities, and various liquids such as creams? Is impurity transferred to a sweaty hand or socks wet with sweat after touching the impurity and then drying?
What is the ruling on using a hose that contained dead rats and retained their smell after being cleaned?
Is it obligatory to purify oneself from minute impurities that are invisible to the naked eye, such as pinheads and fly legs, or those that transfer through moisture? And do things that are perceptible and imperceptible have the same ruling? Is what the psychologist said, that treatment necessitates prayer no matter the mistake, correct? And did the Messenger and the Companions purify themselves from minute impurities that are invisible to the eye? How did they guard against urine splashes? And is it obligatory to wash everything touched by family members with wet hands after they have touched impure areas?