Impurity and Cleaning
1,570 questions
What is the meaning of "he conceals himself from his urine," and what is the required limit?
Is a pair of trousers considered impure if a menstruating woman tries them on, and must they be washed before being worn? And must the Maghrib and Isha prayers be combined on a plane when traveling, and how are the two prayers combined?
Is a sofa purified by wiping the spot of vomit with a water-dampened cloth three times?
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 all impurity get removed by water only?
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?
How can a mobile phone and a tablet be purified, knowing that they would be damaged by washing?
Are drugs najis (ritually impure) or not, with clarification please? And thank you.
Is it permissible to combine two prayers in winter due to rain for a person afflicted with flatulence?
Is what the questioner does correct: washing his body and clothes from the urine spray that landed on them, then sprinkling water on what he suspects has been affected by urine?
If a piece of land becomes impure due to urine, and the impurity itself is removed by its drying, then you touch it with a wet foot, and that foot touches a garment before it dries, does the garment become impure by that in the Maliki school of thought?
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?
Is the clay from wetlands adjacent to septic tanks impure (najis), and can it be purified by rainfall?
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?
What should I do about obsessive thoughts regarding impurity, especially after using a towel that I suspect became contaminated by touching an impure staircase? And must I purify everything it touched thereafter, or should I act upon the principle that certainty is not removed by doubt?
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?
What is the ruling on sewage water spread in the streets, and what are the implications of bodies and clothes coming into contact with it?
Are the floor and carpets considered impure due to brothers entering the restroom with the same shoes they walk in the house with, and the carpets getting wet and walked upon?
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 definition of pus in Islamic law, and is the yellow substance that comes out of acne considered pus?
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 is the ruling on the prayer of one who doubts the ritual purity of his clothes due to recurring obsessive whispers, and must he repeat the prayer if the impurity becomes evident later?
Have all the clothes and surfaces of the house that were touched by the water falling from the laundry, which had a very small and non-viscous amount of feces on it, become impure?
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?