Impurity and Cleaning
1,557 questions
How can one deal with drops of urine coming out after using water for cleansing (istinja'), and what is the ruling on washing underwear in this situation?
Is the use of "Perchloroethylene" in dry cleaning, due to the harm it causes, impermissible (haram)? And does dry steam cleaning remove impurities (najāsat) according to Islamic law?
Are the aforementioned hadiths cited as evidence for the impurity of alcohol a physical or a spiritual impurity, and do you favor the opinion of alcohol's impurity?
Is lint and dust emanating from clothes considered ritually impure (najis), and does it render impure whatever it touches?
Is it permissible to use fertilizer extracted from dried blood via hydrolysis in tomato cultivation?
Is it permissible to handwash underwear stained with semen instead of using a washing machine, and does that affect ritual purity (taharah)? And is spending an hour on ritual purification in the bathroom considered extravagant or normal?
How can a house be purified after a dog has entered it, contaminating the carpets, shoes, and clothes with saliva and feces, in addition to urinating and defecating on the house's staircases and washing itself in the bathtub?
How can the questioner's parents' house, which she feels is impure and fears the transfer of impurity from it to her own house, be cleansed?
Do coverings, bedding, and what the body touches become impure as a result of ritual impurity? And is it necessary to purify them before using them again?
Is the entire garment considered impure, or only the part of it that was touched by semen during intercourse while clothed?
What is the ruling on the spread of impurity throughout the house, and is it permissible to pray and recite the Qur'an therein after touching its contents, knowing that the cause of the impurity is the questioner's urination on the sofa without immediate cleaning, and this situation has persisted for more than two years?
Is everything a person walks on while wet considered ritually impure (najis) in the general sense? And did the prayer mat and the clothes on top of it become impure? And did the clothes on top of the mat become impure after stepping on them with a wet foot?
What is the ruling on performing ghusl for someone who urinated before ghusl and did not perform istinja, and began their ghusl knowing that pre-seminal fluid (madhiy) was discharged before semen (maniy), and does ghusl become invalid if it is started before washing the penis, knowing that they perform ghusl according to the Shafi'i madhhab?
Is it permissible to pray in clothes that have touched a pet, on which there is a possibility of urine?
What should I do if madhiy (pre-seminal fluid) is discharged from me? And is my action valid if I wash the clothes and the spot it touched, and perform ablution only for prayer?
What is the evidence for the purity of human hair after it has been cut or plucked?
How can an entire room be purified from defilement without damaging the wood with water, and does a damp wipe purify when wiping away defilement? And what about purifying the body after entering the restroom and being contaminated with urine and feces?
How is the ruling of impurity transferred? Does this include all types of visible and invisible impurities, and various liquids such as creams? Is impurity transferred to a sweaty hand or socks wet with sweat after touching the impurity and then drying?
What is the ruling on using a hose that contained dead rats and retained their smell after being cleaned?
Is it obligatory to purify oneself from minute impurities that are invisible to the naked eye, such as pinheads and fly legs, or those that transfer through moisture? And do things that are perceptible and imperceptible have the same ruling? Is what the psychologist said, that treatment necessitates prayer no matter the mistake, correct? And did the Messenger and the Companions purify themselves from minute impurities that are invisible to the eye? How did they guard against urine splashes? And is it obligatory to wash everything touched by family members with wet hands after they have touched impure areas?
Does a towel become impure after being used to dry the limbs of someone performing ghusl or wudu, and is it permissible to use it again? And what about the purity of the water remaining on the body after cleansing?