Is there a report that if a Muslim’s garment becomes impure, one should sprinkle water on it without knowing the exact location of the impurity?
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The questioner : The brother asks: Is there a report that if a Muslim’s clothes become impure, one should sprinkle water on them without knowing the exact location of the impurity?
The Shaykh : As far as I know, there is nothing in the Sunnah regarding this question. However, some scholars may say that this is necessary if a garment becomes impure and the owner does not know where the impurity is. In that case, he must exert effort and rely on his best estimate of the location of the impurity. For example, if this cloak becomes impure, he must investigate and exert effort, as impurity usually affects the lower part of the garment. If it occurs to him that it might be on the shoulder, he disregards that section. Then, for instance, if it is in this corner or another place, he continues to investigate to determine the most likely location of the impurity. After that, he proceeds to wash it. If we assume the worst-case scenario where he cannot determine whether the impurity is at the bottom, the top, the middle, or elsewhere, then he must wash the entire garment completely and thoroughly, because in this situation he is certain that he has removed the impurity from his garment. This is the opinion of scholars and jurists, and it is necessary. As for a specific text on this matter, I am not aware of any. Yes?
Another questioner: ...
Another questioner: Sprinkle, sprinkle.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, you were right to point that out. Even if the reminder had not been there, it should have been noted that the question was about sprinkling. Sprinkling is only reported for the urine of a young boy, or for what may be on a garment that has become wet, where sprinkling is sufficient. However, for impurities in general, sprinkling is not sufficient; rather, washing is necessary until the substance of the impurity is removed, whether it is visible or not. If it is not visible, it is washed three times. Sprinkling in a case like this question is not permissible; rather, washing is necessary. Yes.
The Shaykh : As far as I know, there is nothing in the Sunnah regarding this question. However, some scholars may say that this is necessary if a garment becomes impure and the owner does not know where the impurity is. In that case, he must exert effort and rely on his best estimate of the location of the impurity. For example, if this cloak becomes impure, he must investigate and exert effort, as impurity usually affects the lower part of the garment. If it occurs to him that it might be on the shoulder, he disregards that section. Then, for instance, if it is in this corner or another place, he continues to investigate to determine the most likely location of the impurity. After that, he proceeds to wash it. If we assume the worst-case scenario where he cannot determine whether the impurity is at the bottom, the top, the middle, or elsewhere, then he must wash the entire garment completely and thoroughly, because in this situation he is certain that he has removed the impurity from his garment. This is the opinion of scholars and jurists, and it is necessary. As for a specific text on this matter, I am not aware of any. Yes?
Another questioner: ...
Another questioner: Sprinkle, sprinkle.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, you were right to point that out. Even if the reminder had not been there, it should have been noted that the question was about sprinkling. Sprinkling is only reported for the urine of a young boy, or for what may be on a garment that has become wet, where sprinkling is sufficient. However, for impurities in general, sprinkling is not sufficient; rather, washing is necessary until the substance of the impurity is removed, whether it is visible or not. If it is not visible, it is washed three times. Sprinkling in a case like this question is not permissible; rather, washing is necessary. Yes.