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On marble floors how does one clean off najasa?

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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

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On marble floors how does one clean off najasa?

Answer

Walaikum assalam,

It is permitted to merely wipe away filth (najasa) from flat surfaces without noticeable holes or indentations. This would be enough to render them pure in the Hanafi school.

However, if one wants to exercise caution, it would be recommended to actually wash the area, in order to avoid the difference of opinion of the Shafi`i and Hanbali schools, where mere wiping is not sufficient. [Nawawi, al-Majmu` Sharh al-Muhadhdhab, 2.621; Ruhaybani, Sharh Ghayat al-Muntaha, 1.226]

Imam Kasani explained the Hanafi position in his Bada’`i al-Sana’i`, saying,

“If filth has affected a solid, smooth [f: non-porous] surface, such as a sword, mirror, and the like, it is rendered ritually pure by scraping, whether it is wet or dry, because none of the filth penetrates it, and its outer surface is rendered pure by wiping and scraping.” [Kasani, Bada’i` al-Sana’i`, 1.85]

This is confirmed in the major Hanafi works, such as al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya [1.43], quoting al-Muhit, al-Tabyin, pointing out, however, that,

“If it is rough or has holes, it is not rendered pure merely by wiping, as mentioned in al-Tabyin.” [ibid.]

And Allah alone gives success.

Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani,
Amman, Jordan.
 

قال الإمام الكاساني (رحمه الله تعالى) في بدائع الصنائع: 1/85 وَلَوْ أَصَابَتْ النَّجَاسَةُ شَيْئًا صُلْبًا صَقِيلًا , كَالسَّيْفِ وَالْمِرْآةِ وَنَحْوِهِمَا يَطْهُرُ بِالْحَتِّ , رَطْبَةً كَانَتْ أَوْ يَابِسَةً ; لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَتَخَلَّلُ فِي أَجْزَائِهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ النَّجَاسَةِ , وَظَاهِرُهُ يَطْهُرُ بِالْمَسْحِ وَالْحَثِّ \   في الفتاوى الهندية: 1/43 ( وَمِنْهَا الْمَسْحُ ) إذَا وَقَعَ عَلَى الْحَدِيدِ الصَّقِيلِ الْغَيْرِ الْخَشِنِ كَالسَّيْفِ وَالسِّكِّينِ وَالْمِرْآةِ وَنَحْوِهَا نَجَاسَةٌ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُمَوَّهَ بِهَا فَكَمَا يَطْهُرُ بِالْغُسْلِ يَطْهُرُ بِالْمَسْحِ بِخِرْقَةٍ طَاهِرَةٍ . هَكَذَا فِي الْمُحِيطِ وَلَا فَرْقَ بَيْنَ الرَّطْبِ وَالْيَابِسِ وَلَا بَيْنَ مَا لَهُ جِرْمٌ وَمَا لَا جِرْمَ لَهُ . كَذَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ وَهُوَ الْمُخْتَارُ لِلْفَتْوَى . كَذَا فِي الْعِنَايَةِ وَلَوْ كَانَ خَشِنًا أَوْ مَنْقُوشًا لَا يَطْهُرُ بِالْمَسْحِ . كَذَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ .   قال الإمام النووي (رحمه الله تعالى) في المجموع: 2/621 الثَّالِثَةُ ) : إذَا أَصَابَتْ النَّجَاسَةُ شَيْئًا صَقِيلًا كَالسَّيْفِ وَالسِّكِّينِ وَالْمِرْآةِ وَنَحْوِهَا لَمْ تَطْهُرْ بِالْمَسْحِ وَلَا تَطْهُرُ إلَّا بِالْغَسْلِ كَغَيْرِهَا , وَبِهِ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ وَدَاوُد , وَقَالَ مَالِكٌ وَأَبُو حَنِيفَةَ : تَطْهُرُ بِالْمَسْحِ .   قال الرحيباني في شرح غاية المنتهى: 1/226 ( وَيَطْهُرُ نَحْوُ آنِيَةٍ وَسِكِّينٍ ) وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ لَا يَتَشَرَّبُ النَّجَاسَةَ ( بِمُرُورِ مَاءٍ عَلَيْهِ وَانْفِصَالِهِ عَنْهُ سَبْعًا ) , وَلَا يَكْفِي مَسْحُهُ لَوْ كَانَ صَقِيلًا كَسَيْفٍ وَمِرْآةٍ , لِعُمُومِ مَا سَبَقَ مِنْ الْأَمْرِ بِغَسْلِ الْأَنْجَاسِ , وَالْمَسْحُ لَيْسَ غَسْلًا .

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