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There is an alcohol called Ethyl (also known as Ethanol) which is supposed to be in many normal drinks, by a percentage of around 0.05%. A beverage company has openly stated it on their website. The amount seems so small, and I am sure in essence it changes and doesn’t remain in its original form. I would like your view if those drinks with ethyl are permissible or not?
Every liquid that can cause intoxication naturally is najis, and is prohibited to consume. If alcohol is added to a drink, even in such a minute amount, it is prohibited to consume.
Are Trinitarian Christians polytheists?
The followers of this belief are considered tahir, and all rulings that apply to Christians apply to them.
If an injection is applied on the body and it is wiped clean with alcohol, is it necessary to wash this area before praying and change the clothes which have come in contact with the alcohol?
Yes, the body and clothes will need to be tahir before offering the prayer.
Is the liquid that comes out of the penis before ejaculation najis or tahir?
Yes, it is Tahir.
If one of my clothes in my cupboard has become najis, and I wasn't able to determine which one, can I offer prayers wearing any one of the clothes in my cupboard?
It is obligatory to refrain from using any one of them in the prayers.
If there is blood in my excrement and the blood doesn't stop, can I wash with water and offer the prayer?
If the blood does not stop, then it is permissible to pray with it but it is obligatory to place something on it to prevent the impurity of the blood from reaching the rest of the clothes.
I am female and I often have sticky discharge whenever I have sensual thoughts. Is this tahir, and would I be required to do ghusl in order to pray?
If you did not reach orgasm, then the released liquid is tahir and it does not require you to perform ghusl.
What is the ruling if one was in the mosque and a little bit of blood came out of his wound onto the floor of the mosque?
It is obligatory to remove the najasah from the mosque and restore its taharah again.
Is the wolf saliva najis? What about dog types that are closely related to wolves and are very similar to them, are their saliva najis?
The wolf is not najis. If the animal is a dog, its saliva is najis. If it is not a dog then the saliva is not najis.
If a person is unaware that after urinating and wiping the penis with dry material he is still supposed to wash it with water, is it tahir? Does he have to repeat all prayers as qadha?
The urinary organ is still considered to be najis, but his previous prayers are not void if the person was unaware of the najasah on the body or the clothes. However, for future prayers he must make the part tahir with water.
There was a time when I had no knowledge about taharah. Must I repeat the prayers I performed during that time?
If you did not know that the wudhu was invalid because of the najasah then the prayer is correct.
Are the Zoroastrians considered from the People of the book? Would we be allowed to buy food from them or consider them tahir?
Zoroastrians are considered tahir, unless they were in contact with najasah with dampness.
I live in a non-Muslim country, and I cannot offer my afternoon prayers in my office since I consider it najis, so please suggest to me what to do. Is it permissible for me to perform the prayer as qadha of these prayers in the evening?
Delaying the prayer until after its designated time is not permissible. One can offer it even in a najis place provided that it is dry and there is no contact with dampness with it, as well as ensuring the taharah of the place of prostration.
Is grape juice najis? If the juice was sterilized by boiling is it considered as najis?
Grape juice does not become najis when boiled, but it will become prohibited to consume. However, if it is boiled until two-thirds of it is evaporated, the remaining third becomes permissible to consume.
I live where Muslims live in negligible ratio. There is no Muslim milkman. So is it allowed for us to take milk from a non-Muslim?
It is permissible to buy milk from non-Muslims, as they are tahir.
Is it allowed to eat food prepared by a non-Muslim who is not from Ahl al-Kitab [for example, a Hindu or a Buddhist]?
It is not permissible to consume meat presented by them, unless it was slaughtered according to the Islamic laws, which can be known if the meat is purchased from a Muslim market. It is also permissible to consume food prepared by them if it does not contain any meat product.
If the items like knives, glasses or surfaces of kitchens and bathrooms become najis by people who do not care about taharah and they continue to make them najis again and again, then what should somebody do? Is it obligatory on him to avoid those areas? What if it is hard for our hands or clothes to remain tahir all the time?
The validity of the prayer is conditioned with the taharah of the body and the clothes of the praying person and the place of resting the forehead during prostration. The rest of the place where the person is praying does not have to be tahir but you should make sure your body or clothes do not come in contact with dampness with the rest of the place of prayer if it was najis.
It is also prohibited to consume najis foods or drinks or what comes in contact with najis things with dampness.
You are not required to check for the state of najasah in things, but you can consider things to be tahir if you do not know that they came in contact with najasah. It is not a condition or a prohibition to avoid contacting najasah or najis things in other than the mentioned cases.
Some of the cheese products manufactured in non-Muslim countries contain rennet extracted from the calf or other animals. We do not know whether the rennet was taken from the animal that was slaughtered according to Islamic laws; nor do we know whether it has transformed into something else. So, is it permissible to eat such cheese?
It is allowed to use the rennet that is extracted from the animal that was not slaughtered according to Islamic laws, since it is tahir and exempted from the prohibition of using parts of the animal corpse.
I am applying a cream to my skin for medical purposes, but the cream contains cetostearyl alcohol. Is this cream to be considered najis? If so, how can I perform wudhu and prayers?
If the alcohol mentioned causes intoxication, then it is najis. If your hand and/or body come in contact with a najis thing, then you need to purify them in order to perform the wudhu.
Is it prohibited to wear natural leather?
No, it is permissible to wear natural leather; but if it was taken from an animal not slaughtered according to Islamic laws, then the leather is najis and wearing it during prayers makes it invalid and it makes whatever it comes in wet contact with najis.