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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Removing Impurities: Number of Washes (Part 2)

If a place becomes impure, it is sufficient to wash it once if the impurities is removed completely.

Al-‘Uthaymeen states that there is no set amount but once is enough, as long as all impurities have been removed. If not, then one must increase until it has been totally gotten rid of. The evidence for this is the Hadeeth of the bedioun man who urinated in the Masjid of the Prophet and the Prophet commanded, “Pour water over the urine”  [al-Bukhaaree (220) and Muslim (284)] without setting an amount.

-If the cause of the impurity is something physical, then the physically aspect of impurity must be removed (and whatever is around it if it has been effected) and then the place washed until all aspects of impurities have been removed.  

The Hanbalees have stated the minimum washing is seven, for all types of impurities that are not on the ground (and a minimum of three wipes for Istinjaa). They stated that there must be seven separate washings, meaning one washes and then squeezes out the water and then washes it again and repeats this seven times.

Al-Uthaymeen states however the correct opinion is that impurities are removed without there being a specific number, unless there is evidence to suggest so.

[ash-Sharh al-Mumti' 1/415]
And Allah Knows Best

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