Answered by Shayk Yūsuf Badāt
Question:
My question about washing impure clothes that have menstruation spots visible on them which were not removed and have become dry, along with pure clothes in a washing machine. Will the soiled clothing make other clothes impure? Also drying them in a dryer? Please advise as I am getting anxiety attacks about this.
Answer:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute.
Washing impure clothes with pure clothes in a washing machine does not affect the final outcome of the machine wash. All clothes will be clean and pure in result of the washing machine. The reason for this is that there are several water cycles and spins in the machine-washing process, which incorporates water coming in and out, following thorough spins that wash out all impurities very similar to squeezing out the water after each wash.
This is evident from the fact that all garments including the ones that were previously soiled and stained come out with no signs of impurity from smell and colour. Any machine that has at least 3 spin cycles will meet this criteria. Once washed in the washing machine they can also be dried in the dryer together. – (See: Al-Fatāwā Al-Hindīyyah, Vol 1, Page 42, Dār Al-Fikr, Rad
Al- Muḥtār, Vol 6, Page 733, Vol 1, Page 188, Dār Al-Fikr, Al-Qawāid Al-Fiqhīyyah, Page 15, Dār Al-Tirmidhī)
Only Allāh knows best
ثَوْبٌ نَجِسٌ غُسِلَ فِي ثَلَاثِ جِفَانٍ أَوْ فِي وَاحِدَةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَعُصِرَ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ طَهُرَ لِجَرَيَانِ الْعَادَةِ بِالْغَسْلِ – كتاب الفتاوى الهندية ج١/ ص٤٢ دار الفكر
إذَا ظَهَرَ فِي الثَّوْبِ الطَّاهِرِ أَثَرُ النَّجَاسَةِ مِنْ لَوْنٍ أَوْ طَعْمٍ أَوْ رِيحٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَتَنَجَّسُ – كتاب الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين رد المحتار ج٦/ ص٧٣٣ دارالفكر
قَوْلُهُ فَلَوْ فِيهِ جِيفَةٌ إلَخْ أَشَارَ إلَى مَا قَدَّمْنَاهُ مِنْ شُمُولِ النَّجَاسَةِ الْمَرْئِيَّةِ وَغَيْرِهَا فَيُعْتَبَرُ ظُهُورُ الْأَثَرِ فِي كُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا – كتاب الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين رد المحتار ج١/ ص١٨٨ دارالفكر
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