Impurity and Cleaning
1,557 questions
Are the socks, clothes, and mosque carpets defiled if they are touched by pizza grease that was transferred by a knife that cut a pork pizza, and is it obligatory to repeat the prayer?
Is a strong presumption that the physical impurity has been removed sufficient, and what is the precise meaning of the removal of the physical impurity from a wet object? Is its drying a condition? And can an impure object, whose contamination is no longer remembered, be considered as having had its physical impurity removed?
Is it permissible to perform ablution and pray, or is it obligatory to forgo prayer and make it up later when one is unable to perform istinja' outside the home?
Is it permissible to suffice with a single wash when in doubt about its sufficiency in removing impurity, or is it obligatory to add to it?
Does a clothes dryer become impure if impure clothes are put into it, and must it be cleaned?
What is the ruling on sitting and walking on furnishings defiled by urinary incontinence and praying on them, knowing that the person with urinary incontinence refuses to wear diapers and crawls on all the furnishings in the house?
How is a shoe purified if a small amount of dog feces gets on the bottom of it?
What is the ruling on starting the washing of the deceased with soap and shampoo if there is accumulated dirt on them?
Are prayers and acts of worship valid when performed while constantly wearing a condom to get rid of the obsessive thought of urine impurity on clothes, knowing that the wearer is single?
Does walking on dry ground or asphalt, or riding in a car, purify a garment (abaya) from impurities it came into contact with on the road, by analogy with the Prophet's saying, "What comes after it purifies it"?
What is the ruling regarding someone who doubts whether a najāsa (ritual impurity) has afflicted their garment or body, and are they obligated to inspect it? And what is the ruling if they find something and doubt whether it is a najāsa?
Is blood coming from a cat's mouth impure or not?
Is the report of a trustworthy person indicating the occurrence of a ritual impurity to be accepted?
What should a pilgrim do if he passes wind while heading to circumambulate the Kaaba or to Arafat?
Is the hand considered defiled if it is found to have only the transparent color of water on it, along with a doubt about the presence of impurity or its mixing with water that has retained its color, and is the hand purified by washing it once without distinguishing between the color of the impurity and the color of the water?
Is the water that comes out of the penis after washing it—after urinating while standing—pure or impure, knowing that it often gets on clothes?
Is it obligatory to doubt the purity of the marital bed after intercourse if the bedding was not changed, especially if the bedding is dark in color and has lint that might conceal traces?
How can a house and its contents be purified after being exposed to water spray from a fountain that contained a dog, knowing the difficulty of washing everything seven times, one of them with earth?
What is the ruling on fidgeting with clothes, cleaning one's nails, or looking at a watch during prayer, especially when the Imam is reciting?
Is a yellow or white spot from pus najis, whether solid or liquid?
What is the ruling on the discharge (secretions) that women experience? Is it obligatory for her to change her underwear, perform ghusl, and renew her ablution for every prayer because of it? What is the ruling on the discharge that occurs during imagination of marital life? What is your advice to those who suffer from obsessive thoughts related to ablution, or doubt the number of rak’ahs in prayer, or forget to wash a limb during ablution, or doubt the emission of a discharge? Is she obligated to constantly check?
Is vomit considered impure, and does its ruling differ between an infant and an adult man?
What is the ruling on eating from cafeteria plates that dogs have licked and that are not washed seven times?
Is the impurity of domestic cat urine and feces different, and have any scholars ruled them to be pure, mentioning their names and texts?