Impurity and Cleaning
1,570 questions
What is the ruling on doubting the ritual purity of some items (especially children's clothes) after they have been used by relatives who are unconcerned with cleanliness, and what should a wife do who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and fears the transfer of impurity, when her husband prevents her from washing them for fear of aggravating her obsession?
Will the prayer rug be purified by wiping the madhy (pre-seminal fluid) with a wet tissue if the tissue dries on it? Will the corners of the house become impure by stepping on the spot with a wet foot? Do those who prayed on the rug and the residents of the house have to repeat their prayers?
What is the ruling on traces of impurity remaining after cleaning oneself with water (istinja') following defecation, knowing that it is a light color that appears on a white tissue and requires time to remove with water, and is prayer valid with it?
What is the transparent fluid that comes out of the penis in a small amount without lust or a specific reason, and without feeling its exit, and is it impure, does it invalidate Wudu, and does it necessitate washing the penis and clothes?
What is the correct way to purify clothes from urine splashes, and is wiping, reciting Bismillah, and the Tashahhud sufficient instead of washing them? What is the ruling on exaggerating in Istinja’ (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself) and washing inner garments and the private parts due to fear of Waswas (obsessive whispering), and what is the correct way to get rid of this Waswas?
What is the viscous fluid that is discharged from a non-pubescent person upon viewing articles of sexual education, and what is its ruling concerning purity and impurity? And is it permissible or forbidden to view sexual education?
What is the ruling on praying in a garment that has a slight trace, such as a yellow line resulting from sweat from the anus or dirt that appears after relieving oneself and the impurity has been removed, or an old stain that was not removed by the washing machine, and what is the ruling on not knowing which of these situations applies?
Is the brownish substance sometimes observed in the gluteal and anal regions, accompanied by itching and moisture, sweat or an impure substance that nullifies ablution, and what is its legal ruling?
Is it obligatory to wash the thighs if they are splattered with a spray of feces when relieving oneself in Western toilets, and how can this be avoided, and is it obligatory to wash the trousers if they become wet from the underwear after washing the thighs?
Are sandals considered impure upon entering the bathroom if a brother urinates standing, and is what falls on the bathroom floor away from the toilet considered impure in this case?
What is the ruling on prayer when impurity (feces) is discovered on undergarments after the prayer, knowing there is difficulty in using the toilet outside the home and fear of impurity, and how can one use the toilet anywhere without difficulty, and what should one do if clothes are soiled with impurity outside the home?
Is the 'Umrah valid with two light drops of blood on the 'Ihram due to a fallen tissue that was placed on a pilonidal sinus wound?
Must everything touched by a cat whose paw stepped on an impurity and then roamed the house be purified, knowing that this is very difficult, and is there a waswas (whispering) concerning the impurity of the remote control?
Must the bed be washed if a child urinated on it and then touched the wetness, and then parts of the bed? And does the impurity transfer to the hand and clothes if they touch the bed while wet, keeping in mind that the urine has dried?
Must clothes that were dried in a clothes dryer, on which bloodstains were found, be rewashed, knowing that the questioner suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and fears the transference of impurity to herself or her children?
Do the secretions that are discharged as a result of walking and exhaustion contaminate clothes?
Is it necessary to respond to misgivings (waswas) about the impurity of gravel or sand adhering to the foot while going to the mosque, and is it sufficient to wash the foot with water to purify it if it is impure, or is it necessary to repeat the ablution (wudu)?
How can the saying that three wipes are obligatory for Istinja' with water be reconciled with performing Istinja' from urine or feces with water? And is Istinja' from urine with water performed by pouring water on the penis or its head only, or is it necessary to press on the head of the penis until any remaining urine comes out? What is the limit of transgression that necessitates washing what exceeds the usual exit point? And what should one do if the excreted matter transgresses the usual place while on a journey where there is insufficient water for anything but drinking or ablution, or where there is no water at all?
Are the white or black substances that accumulate under the nails after showering impure, given that they result from dry sweat mixing with impurities on the bed? And does the dirt around the nipple prevent water from reaching the skin?
Does ritual impurity transfer to the hair, hand, or bedding if its exact location is unknown?
Is it obligatory for a person afflicted with chronic flatulence to clench the anal sphincter throughout ablution and prayer for fear of passing wind, or is it permissible to relax it?
What is the ruling on purifying electronic devices that have been touched by ritually impure hands, and can they be wiped with a damp cloth? And is it permissible to adopt the view of Imam Malik regarding the non-transfer of impurity from a dry impure object to a wet pure object, to avoid hardship?
Are clothes washed in an automatic washing machine with najis (impure) garments, and which included wooden buttons, considered najis due to the wood absorbing the impurity? And what is the ruling on clothes, ropes, and wooden pegs? And what is the evidence for wood being najis and not pure?
Is the rug that Paul, my cousin's daughter, stepped on considered pure, and what is the ruling on touching things after touching the rug with wet hands?