Najasa (Impurity)

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When I was a kid I remember playing with dogs but I don't know whether I did touch it or not and if its fur or saliva got onto me. Am I to be considered in a major state of impurity? Is everything I touched during the years impure?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 2 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala,

When you were a kid, you were not mukallaf, so completely dismiss all that time, and don't ponder on it.

And Allah knows best.

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Ghusl . Time . Tayammum . Spirituality . Najasa (Impurity) . Salah (Prayers)

If a married couple have become impure, and they don't want to do Ghusl for health or such reason, is it permissible to extend offering Salah until such a time that only Tayammum remains possible?

Bismihi ta'ala

Looking at this example, the reason to avoid ghusl is for aesthetic reasons, so as to avoid loss of hair, due to excessive ghusls per day.

The couple can cut down on what leads to ghusl, and prioritise their 'ibadah and make sure their relationship with Almighty God is always stronger than their lust.

Intimacy is very good, but not such that it makes one think in this kind of a way, and deliberately miss out on prayer.

Ghusl should not take more than 2 minutes, all together, and not that much water as well. Therefore, if the couple do have a fear of hair loss, minimising the shower time is good option. It is also mentioned that cold water is good for hair.

And Allah knows best

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Water . Najasa (Impurity) . Clothing

When small drops bounce off an impure object while purifying it under a tap connected to Kurr water and fall on our clothes, are these drops considered pure?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago

If Kurr water or tab water was running on it, it is then not Najis unless it is the Najis material itself like blood.

Wassalam.

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Dog . Home . Najasa (Impurity)

If I get a guard dog and it enters my home, does my home become impure?

It is allowed to have a guarding dog but if it touches any item with wetness, that item will become Najis.

'Wassalam.

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Marja' . Najasa (Impurity) . Scholars . Naser Makarem Shirazi

If my Marja's view is that non-Muslims are impure based on obligatory precaution, but another scholar such as Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi holds the opinion that they are pure, can I follow his view on this matter?

You need to request your Marje’ to guide you to the second most learned after him so that you can refer to in the matters which your Marje’ does not have a verdict on.

Wassalam.

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Semen . Pork . Blood . Najasa (Impurity)

Are there varying degrees of Najasah? Is semen considered more impure than pork or blood?

Bismihi ta'ala

If something is najis al-'ayn, it would not be different in its level of najasah with something else najis al-'ayn, but the difference between najasaat is the method of purifying.

And Allah knows best.

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Waswasa . Najasa (Impurity) . Wudu (Ablution)

I suffer from Waswasa. If I accidentally made something impure and it transfers to my mom's wet hands while she is performing her prayer after Wudu, does it invalidate her prayer?

Bismihi ta'ala

One of the best ways of removing waswasah is never to accommodate to thinking of such scenarios. Do not create scenarios in your mind, and do not assume najasah at all. Your taklif and duty is to completely dismiss your shakk by ignoring it and considering whatever scenario you are in to be tahir and pure.

And Allah knows best.

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Time . Najasa (Impurity)

If an item which has probable cause to transfer impurity, but has not investigated the area due to negligence, and time has passed were the Najasa has dried, should we exercise precaution and purify the surrounding objects?

If you have no concrete evidence that an item has really and definitely become Najis, you can consider it Taahir as well as all items which touched it. Precaution is good good but it is not obligatory.

Wassalam.

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Water . Najasa (Impurity)

Given that I have removed 'Ayn al-Najāsah, could I use a soaked towel to make the item Tahir by simply wiping instead of washing with Qalil water?

Bismihi ta'ala

Not in most cases. Wiping would not suffice when purifying, and "washing" must be done, even if it is a very small amount of water, as long as it is "washed".

There are certain laws related to using something other than water when doing istinja` from extretement of faeces. The details of this you must read in the book of laws of your Marja' taqleed.

However, in general washing must be done.

And Allah knows best.

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Najis . Body . Najasa (Impurity) . Clothing . Salah (Prayers)

I knew I was wearing something that was Najis but didn’t realize the impurity was transferring to my body when I washed myself in the bathroom. I changed my clothes when I prayed but did not realize my body was Najis while praying. Is my prayer valid?

Doubting whether the Najasat has transferred to your body or cloth or not, does not make your body or cloth Najis. You can consider everything as Tahir unless and until you know for sure that it is Najis.

'If you are sure that you performed a Prayer while your body or cloth were Najis, then you need to be Tahir and perform that Prayer again.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Najasa (Impurity)

If someone touches a corpse and, before taking purification bath, touches other things, will those things become impure?

No, that item touched by a person who had touched a corpse and did not perform Ghusl yet, will not become Najis (impure).

Wassalam.

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Dog . Najasa (Impurity) . Tazkiyah (Purification)

My mother dropped a packet of chocolate on the floor where dogs are usually walking, laying and urinating. She then picked up the packet from the floor. Would the packet and her hand become impure as a result? If so, how can she purify them?

Seyed Ali Shobayri, Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the... Answered 3 years ago

Bismillah,

Asalamu Alaykom,

If you are 100% sure that the chocolate packet touched a part of the floor that definitely became najjs, and that the chocolate packet had moisture on it, then yes it would be najis. This would easy to purify as you could merely put the packet under a tap or just remove the chocolates. If however the floor was dry and so was the packet, then it isn't najis.

May Allah grant you success