Washing the mat when impurity falls on it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If impurity falls on a mat, is it obligatory to wash the entire mat, or is it sufficient to wash only the place where the impurity is?
Answer:
Yes, only the place where the impurity is is washed, and the entire mat is not washed. Is this obligatory? It is not obligatory. If he wants to wash it for the sake of cleanliness, he may do so. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If impurity falls on a mat, is it obligatory to wash the entire mat, or is it sufficient to wash only the place where the impurity is?
Answer:
Yes, only the place where the impurity is is washed, and the entire mat is not washed. Is this obligatory? It is not obligatory. If he wants to wash it for the sake of cleanliness, he may do so. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده وتلاعبه ما تلاعب بعباد النار حتى اتخذوها آلهة معبودة — islamhouse.com (1:13:41)
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