Can a woman wash her clothes with her husband’s clothes?
Question
Can a woman wash her own clothes with her husband's clothes in the washing machine at a time, given that there are not any impure clothes? My Mother in law says this is not permissible in Islam because the husband has higher rank than woman. What Islam says about it? Is there anything related to that in Quran? And could please elaborate from where this concept has came accross?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible for a woman to wash her clothes with her husband’s clothes in the washing machine. There is no basis for the claim in reference in Shariah.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Muhammad I.V Patel
Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
- Answered by
- Muhammad I.V Patel
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue
For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.
Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/35358
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-35358
Related fatawa
Ask Imaam15 Dec 2000Can we wash impure clothes in a washing machine?Can the impure clothes become pure after being washed in a washing machine.Can pure and impure clothes be…
Mufti Online11 Mar 2015Washing impure clothes in the washing machineIf a person has sperm on his underpants and trouser and does not wash it separately but just puts it in the…- Ask Imaam7 May 2003Can we wash clothes of many people in one washing machine?Assalamoalaikum mufti sahab! Can we wash clothes of many people in one washing machine, keeping in mind that…
- Ask Imaam20 Feb 2019Washing impure clothes with pure clothesIs it allowed to wash/soak najis cloths along with paak cloths? not in a washing machine, but with hands only
Ibn Masood1 Mar 2023Washing impure clothes in a washing machineI want to know, if Napaak clothing is put in the washing machine, does it become Paak?
Azaadville17 Sep 2022Impure Clothing In A Washing MachineBy placing na-paak clothing into a washing machine, does it become paak or make the other clothes na-paak?