Impurity and Cleaning
1,557 questions
What is the ruling on the prayers of those who pray on a prayer rug that has been contaminated with urine, while fearing it has not been properly cleaned, and do I need to repent?
Does applying hand sanitizer containing alcohol or its derivatives to the hands before prayer invalidate the ablution and the prayer?
Are the clear, watery secretions that exit Skene's gland, located outside the urethral opening, contain a small amount of uric acid, and increase with sexual arousal, considered impure?
What is the ruling regarding the appearance of yellow or light brown stains on underwear after exercise or sweating, and what should be done about them? Is it sufficient to wash them in a washing machine if a slight trace of the color remains?
What is the ruling regarding a small, excused amount of impurity in a large quantity of food, such as flowing blood, and is it permissible to eat this food?
Is the use of cosmetics, such as blush, permissible if alcohol is an ingredient, but has been transformed into a colored powder?
Is it probable for the impurity of feces to transfer from underwear to outer clothes due to sweat, given that the residue did not directly reach the outer garment?
What is the ruling on sweat and moisture, accompanied by an odor tending towards feces, in the anal area in the morning, and is it obligatory to change the underwear because of it?
What is the ruling regarding someone whose hand, wet with sweat, was touched by the impurity of madhy (pre-ejaculatory fluid), and then he touched another person's phone with it? And is it obligatory to inform him of that so he may purify his phone?
How are the mat and the ground on which it is washed purified? Is it sufficient to wash them together, or must the ground be washed then dried, then the mat washed then dried, then the ground washed again? Do all incorporeal impurities that dry not transfer, and similarly, what about a garment if it becomes impure then dries?
Is prayer valid when performed in underwear that has been soiled with madhy (pre-seminal fluid), and the stains remain after repeated washing? If it is not valid, is it obligatory to dispose of them?
Is it permissible to perform ablution (Wudu') and prayer (Salat) with clotted blood in the nose that cannot be removed for fear of renewed bleeding?
Is prayer valid when performed in a garment that was stained with semen, then dried, and subsequently washed until its substance and odor were removed, but its trace remained? What is the ruling of the Maliki school regarding prayers performed in such a garment, and is it obligatory to wash it with soap to remove the trace?
What is the ruling on using and verifying the purity of similar items suspected of being impure, such as a tissue and a water bottle suspected of being contaminated with blood?
What is the ruling regarding shoes if they step on a spot where a dog has passed on ground wet with rainwater? And is the staircase purified by merely pouring water, or by seven washes? And does the narration of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) removing a small dog and pouring water in its place serve as an argument for the purification of a dog by merely pouring water?
Does a small amount of urine impurity become pure if it dries on the body, or must it be washed off?
Is water that has last touched an impure spot considered impure and a transmitter of impurity if it came into contact with the impure spot before it was purified?
What are dry and wet impurities, or the states of impurity in general? And what is the ruling on the transfer of impurity if there is a smell of urine on the bed, and do the verses "So fear Allah as much as you are able" and "Allah does not burden a soul beyond its scope" apply to it?
Is clothing made of polyester ritually impure, knowing that it is produced by the reaction of an acid with an alcohol to form an ester?
What is the ruling on yellowish discharge and light yellow or white discharge with a continuous odor throughout the month, except for the menstrual period? Is it impure? And what is the correct method of purification (istinja') from it if it is impure and continuous?
Does impurity spread, and must the color of the water be changed when purifying a staircase on which a dog has defecated, if the cleaner removed the feces and submerged the staircase with water two or more times, knowing that a small amount of water does not become impure unless its characteristics change?
Does the impurity of feces on the ground disappear if a long time passes over it?
Is the meaning of "whoever spends the night in a state of purity" in the noble Hadith that a Muslim should be in a state of Wudu, or is it sufficient to be pure without Wudu?
Are animals that mix with dogs considered impure, and must clothes be washed if these animals touch them?