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The Smell Of Najaasah Remaining

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Darulifta Azaadville

Question:

What is the ruling of the smell of Najaasah, like sometimes after making Istinjaa then there is a smell remains on the finger or a smell remains on the clothes?

Answer:

If the hand is washed properly after making Istinjā with water or any other hand purifying liquid or something that removes impurity and the smell is still there on his hand or clothes, then it will considered to be clean (Paak).  However, one should try to wash hands with soap so the smell does not remain.   

Checked and Approved By:

Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.

وَإِنْ كَانَتْ شَيْئًا لَا يَزُولُ أَثَرُهُ إلَّا بِمَشَقَّةٍ بِأَنْ يُحْتَاجَ فِي إزَالَتِهِ إلَى شَيْءٍ آخَرَ سِوَى الْمَاءِ كَالصَّابُونِ لَا يُكَلَّفُ بِإِزَالَتِهِ. هَكَذَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ وَكَذَا لَا يُكَلَّفُ بِالْمَاءِ الْمَغْلِيِّ بِالنَّارِ. هَكَذَا فِي السِّرَاجِ الْوَهَّاجِ. وَإِذَا غَمَسَ الرَّجُلُ يَدَهُ فِي السَّمْنِ النَّجِسِ أَوْ أَصَابَ ثَوْبَهُ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ الْيَدَ أَوْ الثَّوْبَ بِالْمَاءِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حِرْصٍ وَأَثَرُ السَّمْنِ بَاقٍ عَلَى يَدِهِ يَطْهُرُ وَبِهِ أَخَذَ الْفَقِيهُ أَبُو اللَّيْثِ وَهُوَ الْأَصَحُّ. هَكَذَا فِي الذَّخِيرَةِ. وَعَلَى هَذَا قَالُوا لَوْ صَبَغَ ثَوْبَهُ أَوْ يَدَهُ بِصِبْغٍ أَوْ حِنَّاءَ نَجِسَيْنِ فَغَسَلَ إلَى أَنْ صَفَا الْمَاءُ يَطْهُرُ مَعَ قِيَامِ اللَّوْنِ. كَذَا فِي فَتْحِ الْقَدِير .(الفتاوي الهندية ج1 ص42).

‌وَتَطْهُرُ ‌الْيَدُ ‌مَعَ ‌طَهَارَةِ مَوْضِعِ الِاسْتِنْجَاءِ. كَذَا فِي السِّرَاجِيَّةِ وَيَغْسِلُ يَدَهُ بَعْدَ الِاسْتِنْجَاءِ كَمَا يَكُونُ يَغْسِلُهَا قَبْلَهُ لِيَكُونَ أَنْقَى وَأَنْظَفَ. وَقَدْ رُوِيَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ – صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -غَسَلَ يَدَهُ بَعْدَ الِاسْتِنْجَاءِ وَدَلَّكَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْحَائِطِ .(الفتاوي الهندية ج1 ص49). 

This answer was collected from the official Ifta website of Darul Uloom Azaadville, South Africa. Most of the answers are checked and approved by Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.

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