Can Anti-bacterial Wipes Be Used to Clean Impurities?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
I have used antibacterial wipes for impure areas that can’t be washed. These wipes are mainly used for imperceptible impurities – from a wet impure hand. For example, my hand was impure from impure water but not yet washed. That hand came into contact with a wet clothes railing. I was unsure of what part of the railing my hand touched, so I wiped the different areas on the railing with an antibacterial wipe. I have now learned that using 1 wipe for multiple areas spreads germs, does this apply to impure also, as this is now concerning me? I have OCD and a reckless past with impurities, so I have been trying to use these wipes as a way of purifying things I have previously touched with an impure wet hand.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
It would be fine to use wipes to wipe away impurities. As long as, with reasonable surety, there is no trace of impurity left, you will not have to worry. However, it all depends on the amount of impurity present. If more, then you may have to use more wipes or a cloth and squeeze three times.
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I pray this helps with your question.
Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
