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Does contact with a dog render clothes impure?

· 6 Jumada II 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

We go for Ghust to people’s houses Sometimes people keep dogs at their houses and the dogs pass by us and touches our clothing. Does it make our clothing impure?

Answer

If the body of a dog touches your clothing as it passes by you, your clothing will not be considered impure.

However, a dogs sweat and saliva are considered impure. As such, if the dogs sweat or saliva touches or falls onto your clothing, your clothing will be considered impure. (Shaami 1/208)

In such a case, you may purify your clothing by washing the impurities off your clothing thrice or until it is clean.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
Checked by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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