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Doubts about the purity of the glue used on wooden flooring

· 11 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have a wooden flooring and I found out after it has been placed that those who placed it used a wood glue which could contain najais substances. Actually, I read the notice on the box but not the full list of components was given, instead it wrote '...and other selected chemicals.' I am not sure if it contains alcohol or something. Can I pray Salah on it?

Answer

If you are not certain that impure substance were used then regard it as paak.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ولو أيقن بالطهارة وشك بالحدث أو بالعكس أخذ باليقين ولو تيقنهما وشك في السابق فهو متطهر (الدر المختار 1/150)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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