Najasa (Impurity)

In Islamic law, najis (Arabic: نجس‎) means ritually unclean. According to Islam, there are two kinds of najis: the essential najis which cannot be cleaned and the unessential najis which become najis while in contact with another najis.Contact with najis things brings a Muslim into a state of ritual impurity (Arabic: نجاسة‎ najāsa, in opposition to ṭahārah, ritual purity). Ritual purification is then required before religious duties such as regular prayers are performed.

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Sexual . Sexual . Najasa (Impurity)

Will my hand become impure if I touch my bedsheets that have dried semen and precum on them after intercourse? Can I still pray on those bedsheets?

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 3 months ago

If your hand was dry and the Najis bed sheet was dry also, then your hand will not become Najis by such touching, Najasah (impurity) does not transfer between dry items. Najasah (impurity) transfers through transferring wetness only.الرطوبة المسرية.

Praying on such bed sheet is permissible when it is dry and your clothes and body touching it are dry as well, and you do not do Sajdah (Sojood) on the Najis part of the bed sheet.

Wassalam.

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Ghusl . Najis . Toilet . Wudu (Ablution) . Najasa (Impurity)

Is the place where I perform Ghusl after removing any impurity considered Najis? Additionally, is a bathroom where I perform Ghusl, Taharat, and ablution considered Najis? Can wearing slippers inside the bathroom make them 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 4 months ago

Bismihi ta'ala

Once you've done your ghusl, and there is no najasah substance anywhere there, then wherever the water has reached, it would be considered tahir. With wearing slippers inside the bathroom, it has the same scenariou. As long as there is no najasah substance, and there was flowing of water, it would be tahir.

And Allah knows best

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Wolf . Dog . Najasa (Impurity)

Are wolf dogs considered Najis if their wolf DNA percentage is higher than that of their dog DNA?

Bismihi ta'ala

If it is classified as a wolf, and not a dog, then it is not najis.

And Allah knows best

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Face . Water . Najasa (Impurity) . Eyes

Can eyes get impure? If I had impure hands and rubbed my eyes is it impure? What if I had an impurity on my face and while trying to clean it a drop of water from the impurity got in my eyes?

Bismihi ta'ala

No, eyes cannot get impure.

The eyelid can, because its external, and simply putting it under water would purify it.

And Allah knows best

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Saliva . Dog . Najasa (Impurity)

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?

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?

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.