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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 1st July 2014 16:15

I've done a few Google searches, but some of the pages or responses are very vague.

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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 1st July 2014 16:29

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question: I have an issue regarding purity and prayers. I work, and wear business clothes. I worry that if I go to the toilet there may be unseen splashes from flushing, or that my trousers will touch the floor and picking up some impurity. Things are not as clean as in my home.

I try to stand as far back as possible so that no splash comes on my clothes, but who knows what there is on the floor, and I can't do anything about that.

Then, what do I do about prayers? I have an abaya which I keep to wear over my office clothes. But I worry about the impurity there may be on my clothes under the abaya.

Because of this worry, I don't pray at work, and when I go home, I say all my missed prayers. And I hate that. What do I do?

Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

I hope you are in the best of health and spirits, insha'Allah.

You can ignore any spray which may affect your clothing during flushing. Such spray is not legally considered. Thus, you should not worry about it. [Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah; Halabi, Halabi al-Saghir]

As for the floor, you can assume purity. We have a number of principles related to such issues and amongst them is that: Mere doubts and suppositions are of no legal consequence. Moreover, the default assumption about matters is purity. Hence, you should, reasonably, try to avoid contact with the floor. However, if something does happen to affect your clothing, you ignore it. There is absolutely no need to 'check' the area.

It is clear that you are striving to do your best whilst seeking religious guidance and this is excellent. Allah Most High has informed us, "Allah does not burden souls with more than they can manage."

Pray at work. There is no reason to doubt your purity in the situations you have described. Assume purity, with full confidence, and thank Allah.

The religion is mercy and ease. If one does not find this, one is doing something wrong. It is said that misgivings (waswasa) and hardship arise from an ignorance of the sunna of the beloved of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace).

Please see the following related links:

[1] Key Principles Relating to Certainty, Doubt, and Baseless Misgivings

[2] Excused Liquid Filth and Ignoring Baseless Doubts About Purity

May Allah have mercy upon us all and guide us to the ways of the righteous.

And Allah knows best and He alone gives success.

Wassalam.

islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersguidance-hanafi/31751

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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 1st July 2014 16:30

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If pure water falls on the floor of the bathroom, and my clothes drag on this and soak it up do I have to change my clothes?

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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.

The default assumption about bathroom and toilet floors-like all things-is purity. This is our operational certainty, and the legal maxim is that, "Certainty is not lifted by mere doubts." [Ibn Nujaym, al-Ashbah wa'l Nadha'ir] Thus, if your clothes drag on the bathroom floor, you would assume that the wetness isn't filthy. This is supported by rigorously authentic hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), narrated by Imam Tirmidhi and others.

And Allah alone gives success.

Faraz Rabbani

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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 1st July 2014 16:32

Imam Ali wrote:

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Don't Google for your answers brother, try to go direct to sites like www.islamqa.org

I've done exactly the same and typed "bathroom" to get the results above and below

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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 1st July 2014 16:34

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After I do istanja , I get up and then wash my hands. After I wash my hands I then start washing the taps that I opened because I think they have najas on them . Is this correct? I do this too excessively. It does not seem normal . What should I normally do in the bathroom. Should I stop washing the taps like this? I wash them from where they are opened i.e. the top of the taps.

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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah

Please see the following related SunniPath Answers (qa.SunniPath.com):

The Assumption Of Purity, Not Filth
Baseless Misgivings (Waswasa): Some General Principles
Severe Doubts & Misgivings
Misgivings: the fiqh of doing one's best...

Jazakum Allah khayr.
And Allah alone gives success.

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#6 [Permalink] Posted on 1st July 2014 16:36

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Brother, that post means that u have approved this answer? Since its by faraz rabbani

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#7 [Permalink] Posted on 1st July 2014 16:41

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OK, Jazk'Allah.

I feel like a donut. Close the thread, please.

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#8 [Permalink] Posted on 1st July 2014 16:41

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This is a fiqh issue. The problems that had been mentioned before were to do with Aqeedah. Also, the answer he gives is correct (and I purposely kept the name in red in case the questioner wishes to be cautious). I've also read that Mufti Abu Hajira has quoted him too. Therefore I will check into the answer(s) and if I find something I don't understand, then I wont post it.

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