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Walking On A Dry Napaak Carpet

· 11 Jumada II 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a dry napaak hand is rubbed on a dry carpet and someone subsequently performs wudhu and walks with wet feet in that area, does that area of that carpet and that persons feet remain paak for the purposes of Salah?

Answer

They are paak as long as no traces of the najaasat appear on the foot.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وشرط صحته ) أي الوضوء ( ثلاثة ) ... ( و ) الثالث ( زوال ما يمنع وصول الماء إلى الجسد ) لحرمة الحائل ( كشمع وشحم ) (مراقي الفلاح ص61-62)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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