Smell remaining after washing one's hands

· 26 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1435 AH1 min readEnglish
TahaaratImpuritiesImpurities on the body

Question

I was having a shower and was washing my backside from faeces. I used soap to remove the smell. I then smelt to check the tips of my fingers to check if the smell had been washed off and it had. After I had oiled and dried my body I after an hour or so passed my hand over my nose and smelt something like faeces on my palm. I only checked my fingertips when I had cleaned myself, so I am guessing that it had not been washed properly. I am now worried I have made my whole body and clothes impure.

Answer

Do not pay attention to all this. The mere smell remaining will not make everything napaaak.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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