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Cleanliness
Show all fatawaWhat if I washed pure and impure clothes together, can I pray in these clothes?
My house maid placed my impure underwear, which had drops of urine on it, in the washing machine with my other clothes and washed them all together alongside each other. I also prayed salāh in these…
When washing the nose during Ghusl, how far up the nose do we wash?
Is it necessary to wash the soft part of the nose in Ghusl, and what does it mean by the soft part of the nose – please can you mention its length as to what exactly is included in this, from where to…
If your hand or clothes come into contact with a dog do they become impure?
Does the hand become impure by touching a dog, and likewise do the clothes become impure by a dog grazing them?
Are there any days we should avoid cutting the nails?
Can one get a haircut and clip nails on the 10th of Muharram? What are those specific days when we cannot get a haircut or clip nails?
How should we dispose of our nails and hair clippings?
How can we dispose of our nails and hair clippings? Are we allowed to flush them in the drain?
There are many unclean people who use the swimming pools in the UK, can we swim in such pools?
Swimming pools here in England used by both Muslims and non-Muslims. Non-Muslims do not pay concern to issues of legal purity and impurity so will their swimming in such pools cause the water to…
Can a Muslim man or woman groom their hair?
Can a Muslim man or woman groom their hair?
Is the urine of a newborn child impure? Does it break Wudu or must we change our clothes?
Is the urine of a child impure – is this proven from Hadīth. Some people say it is not impure because the child is only drinking milk; he/she is not eating any food, etc. If it is impure, will one…
Is it permissible for women to grow long nails?
Can a woman keep long nail for her husband if he likes them and finds it attractive?
What is the wisdom behind washing our face, arms, feet etc for Wudu?
Why was specifically washing the face, arms, wiping the head and washing the feet made fard in Wudū’. What is the short and logical answer for this?
Can we use tissue paper to clean ourselves after going to the bathroom?
When someone urinates, then when is it incumbent upon such a person to use water in order to clean himself in the lavatory, or will tissue paper suffice?
What is the ruling on wearing a Ta’weez into a bathroom?
How is to go to the washroom whilst wearing a Quranic ta’wiz [amulet/talisman]. Sometimes people be wearing such a ring which has Quranic verses inscribed on it, so what should one do when going to…
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