Walking with Wet Feet on a Dry Impure Carpet
Question
If a person walks with wet feet on a dry impure carpet, does his feet become impure?
Answer
If any traces of impurity from the napaak carpet gets onto his feet, his feet will become napaak.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
اليقين لا يزول بالشك (الأشباه والنظائر 1/183)
نام أو مشى على نجاسة إن ظهر عينها تنجس وإلا لا ( رد المحتار 1/346)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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