Impurity and Cleaning
1,557 questions
Is impurity removed by drying or wiping, such that it does not transfer to other things, just as it is removed by means other than absolute water according to the Malikis, especially if a chair is touched by impure water that has not changed in its characteristics and then dries?
Do foul odors diffused in the air render clothes or water impure, and is prayer valid with clothes if soap remains on them?
Is the place a dog walked on pure or impure, and if a phone wet with rain falls on a place a dog walked on, does it become impure? And what is the ruling if a dog licked its paw and then walked on the place without that being seen?
Does the non-transference of dry impurity, if that which it meets is wet or moist, apply only to dry impurity whose substance has been removed, or to all dry impurity, even if its trace remains?
Is madhy (pre-ejaculate) white or transparent?
What should I do to be able to pray if my underwear becomes soiled with urine at work while I am in the restroom? Should I remove it, sprinkle water on it, or wash it and then perform ablution?
Is a prayer rug purified by submerging it in a bucket of water, rubbing it, and wringing it out after it has been slightly contaminated with urine? What is the difference between submerging an impure object and pouring water over it to purify it? Is it a condition to wash the container used for washing impure clothes after emptying the water from it?
How can semen be pure when it exits from the same opening as urine and mixes with residual traces of urine in the urethra, thereby becoming impure?
Is water splashed onto clothing after ablution considered impure if it mixes with secretions presumed to be from the vagina?
Is there scholarly consensus on the impurity of what enters the urethra and then exits—such as water used for istinja' (ablution after defecation/urination) or from a swimming pool—and is the difference of opinion on this matter significant enough to allow adopting the view of those who consider it pure?
What is the ruling on one who steps on dog urine and then walks on the ground without rubbing his foot, and is it purified by that? And what is the ruling if the urine was dry on the shoe and he walked on it?
Does sand that has been defiled by a cat and then falls onto the floor and carpets become defiled? And do the places where the cat moves become defiled if it touches an impurity and then walks on them? And does the carpet become defiled if water that was used to wash the cat from feces falls on it? And is there a way to guard against impurity while keeping the cat?
Does a small amount of urine from my baby girl, getting on my hand while changing her diaper, make my clothes impure, and is the impurity transferred to me when I carry her if I don't wash my hand after that wetness?
What is the ruling on the one or two drops that exit the male organ approximately five minutes after urination, and is it permissible to ignore them and perform ablution and prayer directly without ascertaining their nature?
How is a utensil or pot, in which the meat of a dead animal was cooked, purified when the food was greasy, and what is the ruling on the grease remaining in it after it has been washed?
Should the inner sponge of the mattress be changed, or is it sufficient to change the mattress itself when there is a dry urine stain on the underwear before sleep?
Does the Maliki Iraqi School's opinion that ablution is not invalidated by unaccustomed discharge from the private parts remain valid, if their interpretations of Imam Malik's texts are proven incorrect, and their opinion becomes an anomaly?
Why is it that impurity is removed by the sun but not by dust, knowing that it is removed by water and other liquids?
Is it sufficient to wipe the floor of the house with something containing dampness to remove a very small amount of impurity, or a small amount of dry impurity?
Does impurity transfer to me from my mother who does not cleanse herself after urinating and touches me immediately after leaving the restroom?
Is it necessary to wash the cover of the Mushaf if a cockroach fell on it and was then removed?
Is it sufficient to pour water only on something that has been stepped on by a shoe contaminated with urine and feces to purify it, given the strong probability that the urine has spread, unlike the feces?
What is the ruling on using fabric softener that contains alcohol, knowing that it is essential to avoid static electricity and roughness of clothes, and that the family members are the ones who buy and use it?
What is the duration of menstruation that should be considered customary in the event of not remembering previous cycles and menstruation continuing for a long time, and is it necessary to perform ghusl more than once due to the continuation of menstruation and احتلام (nocturnal emission)?