Impurity and Cleaning
629 questions
What is the ruling regarding a 6-year-old child who places his hand on his private part, then touches objects, clothes, and other children's hair with it, without cleaning himself after relieving himself?
What is the ruling regarding clothes or trousers that have been affected by madhy, without precisely identifying the spot of contamination, and with difficulty in purifying it immediately?
What is the ruling on inserting a finger into the anus to clean it during istinja’ from defecation, and its effect on the vagina if contaminated water transfers to it, and does impurity transfer to bedding? And what is the ruling on a mother cleaning her eight-year-old daughter, and must she wash herself, or should she be left to learn even if she does not clean herself well, and is it necessary to wash the anal opening while it is closed or by opening it?
Is it permissible to wash the inner part of the vulva when cleaning oneself (istinja'), and is the water that comes out of it after entering it impure?
What is the ruling on a Muslim cleaning the septic tank in a country where there are only Muslims, taking into consideration that it is not permissible for a Muslim to clean it, but rather the cleaner must be a Christian?
How do you give preponderance to the impurity of madhy (pre-seminal fluid) despite the fact that Imam Ahmad, in one narration from him, stated its purity, and some of his companions deemed this narration authentic, and Ibn Khuzaymah explicitly stated that the command to wash and sprinkle water on the private parts due to madhy is a matter of recommendation and guidance, and Ibn Abbas's saying: "To me, it is in the same category as saliva and mucus?"
Is the water that comes out of the male organ after cleaning water has entered it considered to nullify ablution, and are the prayers performed with this ablution valid?
Is infant vomit ritually impure (najis) or not, is a small amount of it excused, and how is it to be washed if it is impure?
Can a place defiled by madhiy be purified with a half-damp sponge?
Is it permissible to pray in a garment that has been afflicted with impurity not exceeding a quarter of its area, and is one sinful for leaving his brother to pray in trousers afflicted with prostatic fluid (madhy) or pre-seminal fluid (wady) based on this rule?
Are the impure chemical substances present in cleaning agents such as Tide, Clorox, and dish soap considered to affect the purity of clothes and kitchenware washed with them?
Is it permissible to see the awrah of the father-in-law in order to clean him and prepare him for wudu and prayer due to his incapacitation and poor eyesight, given the presence of his children who are reluctant to help him?
Is a bed considered pure or impure if it is highly likely that urine has stained it under the outer covering, and how can it be purified if it is difficult to determine the exact spot of the impurity or to wash it?
Must one make up the prayers of the two days during which there was excessive flatulence, and how does one determine the duration during which vaginal discharge and gas from the vulva are considered regular such that they do not necessitate ablution for every prayer?
Is it possible to remove impurity from a bed by pouring water on it and wiping it with a clean towel, then repeating the process, or does the impurity transfer to an adjacent spot with the wiping? And does impurity transfer from a dry object to wet clothes upon contact? What are your directives for someone suffering from scrupulosity regarding purity and impurities?
What should we do if blood falls on the Qur’an from a wound or a nosebleed, and we try to remove it with water but a trace of the blood remains, and the page of the Qur’an is slightly perforated?
Are small drops of urine, from which it is difficult to purify oneself, and whose trace on the garment does not exceed the size of three lentil seeds, considered among the excused impurities? What if some of these drops come down after putting on one's undergarment without knowledge; is it then necessary to inspect the undergarment? What is the guidance and advice regarding the scrupulosity concerning purity resulting from these drops? Is the towel used to wipe the private part after washing considered impure, and what is the ruling on using it multiple times after urine drops have fallen on it?
Is it obligatory to rub the penis and the places of impurities during a sufficient ghusl, or is it enough to make water reach them?
Is there a concession for someone who urinates involuntarily in their sleep, and their urine soils the bedding and carpets, given the great difficulty in cleaning them daily?
What is the ruling on unleashing one's gaze and what is its punishment? Is marriage the remedy for that? Is it sufficient to wipe over light impurities that affect a man, or must they be completely washed?
Is it permissible to adopt the Hanafi madhhab's view on pardoning some impurities, and apply that to the ritual purity of the male organ and clothes from urine and semen, and to consider the water that splashes onto clothes from the bathroom as pure?
Is performing ablution (wudu') or ritual bathing (ghusl) with water vapor sufficient to remove minor ritual impurity (hadath) or major ritual impurity (janabah)?
Is it permissible to dry oneself with tissues after cleaning with water (istinja'), or to use wet wipes to remove residual traces due to dry stool? And are the drops of water that splash onto the thighs and clothes during istinja' in Western-style toilets considered impure (najis) or pure (tahir)?
Can cleaning agents made from fats and oils of unknown animal origin, which are chemically transformed into soap, be considered pure through chemical transformation (istihalah), by analogy to the purity of a pig or carrion if they are transformed into salt?